Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 20:15 - 20:15

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 20:15 - 20:15


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15. κηπουρός. Because He was there at that early hour. The omission of His name is again (Joh 20:7) very natural: she is so full of her loss that she assumes that others know all about it. Σύ is emphatic; ‘Thou, and not some enemy.’ For ἐβάστασας see on Joh 12:6. In her loving devotion she does not measure her strength: κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἀρῶ. Note that it is τ. κύριον (Joh 20:2), τ. κ. μου (Joh 20:13), αὐτόν thrice (Joh 20:15); never τ. σῶμα or τ. νεκρόν. His lifeless form to her is still Himself.