Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 1:6

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 1:6 - 1:6

Online Resource Library

Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | Download

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 1:6 - 1:6

(Show All Books | Show All Chapters)

This Chapter Verse Commentaries:

1:1 - 1:1
1:2 - 1:2
1:3 - 1:3
1:5 - 1:5
1:6 - 1:6
1:8 - 1:8
1:11 - 1:11
1:12 - 1:12
1:13 - 1:13
1:16 - 1:16
1:17 - 1:17
1:18 - 1:18
1:19 - 1:19
1:20 - 1:20
1:21 - 1:21
1:22 - 1:22
1:23 - 1:23
1:25 - 1:25

6. Δαυεὶδ τὸν βασιλέα. A special hint of Christ the king, of whom David was the type.

ἐκ τῆς τοῦ Οὐρίου. For the omission of γυναικὸς cp. ‘Hectoris Andromache,’ Æn. III. 319: such ellipse is natural where there would be no difficulty in supplying the missing word.

It is at this point that St Luke’s genealogy branches off. According to natural descent Joseph was a descendant of Nathan, not of Solomon. The genealogies meet again in the names of Zorobabel and Salathiel. See below, Mat 1:12.