Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Romans 15:23 - 15:23

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Romans 15:23 - 15:23


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23. τόπον ἔχων = having opportunity or opening; cf. Rom 12:19; Eph 4:27; Heb 8:7; Heb 12:17; Act 25:16.

κλίμασι. 2Co 11:10; Gal 1:21, ‘districts’; cf. Ramsay, Gal., p. 278 ff. = ‘a comparatively small geographical district’; cf. Polyb. 10:1. 3.

ἐπιπόθειαν. Here only; cf. 2Co 7:7; 2Co 7:11; v[307] Rom 1:11, alibi; adj. Php 4:1; ‘eager longing.’

[307] vb verb

ἐπ. ἔχων—ἀπὸ ἱ. ἐ. Cf. Moulton, p. 119; 2Co 12:19; Joh 15:27. The linear present in this combination is best expressed by our perfect, ‘having had for several years past’; Burton § 17 cf[309] Act 15:21 alibi; but cf. Blass, p. 189.

[309] confert