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26. εἴ τις δοκεῖ, is thought to be, has the reputation (δόξα) of being.
μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν. μή not οὐ, because the sentence is hypothetical, ‘if he does not bridle &c.’ It may be noticed however that in Modern Greek μή is invariably used with participles, and that there is a tendency to this use in the N.T. It is the grammatical expression of a more subjective method of stating facts. See Winer, P. III. § Leviticus 5. Among instances where the explanation on classical principles is difficult are: μὴ ἔχοντος αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ πραθῆναι κ.τ.λ., Mat 18:26; ὅταν γὰρ ἔθνη τὰ μὴ νόμον ἔχοντα φύσει τὰ τοῦ νόμου ποιῶσιν, Rom 2:14; καὶ ἦν ἡμέρας τρεῖς μὴ βλέπων, καὶ οὐκ ἔφαγεν οὐδὲ ἔπιεν, Act 9:9.
χαλιναγωγεῖν. Only here and Jam 3:2 in N.T., and elsewhere only in late Greek authors. Comp. ἀχάλινον κεκτημένοι τὸ στόμα, Plato de Legg. 701 c; ἀχαλίνων στομάτων │ ἀνόμου τʼ ἀφροσύνας │ τὸ τέλος δυστυχία, Eur. Bacch. 385–387.