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9. τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὁδῶν. διεξ. here only in N.T. Either (1) the outlets of the streets, i.e. the central place into which the streets converge. This has the authority of Chrysostom. Hom. 69, in Matt. (see Trench, Parables, p. 230, and cp. Schleusner). Or (2) roads leading out of the city into the country. Cp. αἱ διέξοδοι τοῦ θανάτου (Psa 68:20), ‘the means of escape from death.’ (3) Crossroads or through passages connecting the main streets. Hdt. I. 199, διέξοδοι πάντα τρόπον ὁδῶν. Cp. Eur. Andr. 1086, φαεννὰς ἠλίου διεξόδους, ‘the sun’s path across the sky,’ and Psa 1:3, τὰς διεξ. τῶν ὑδάτων, ‘streams branching out in several directions.’ (1) and (2) are perhaps most suggestive in the interpretation of the parable. The gospel should pass into the regions beyond the city of the king, or be preached in such meeting places of the nations as Rome, Antioch and Corinth.