Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Romans 11:8 - 11:8

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Romans 11:8 - 11:8


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8. καθάπερ γέγρ. Isa 29:10, Deu 29:4, a free conflation.

πνεῦμα κατανύξεως, καταν. Isa. l.c[214] Psa 9:3 only. ‘Torpor’ seems to be the meaning of the noun, but is not easily paralleled by the uses of the verb (Isa 6:5, Dan 10:15 are nearest): perhaps produced by the influence of κατανυστάζω, cf. S. H. n., Field. In any case the idea is of the dulling of the spiritual sense as in ἐπωρώθησαν.

[214] l.c. locus citatus

ὀφθ. κ.τ.λ. Cf. Mar 4:12 qu. Isa 6:9 f.