{Vain talkers} (mataiologoi). Late and rare compound,
empty talkers, in Vett. Val. and here. See  1Ti 1:6  for
mataiologia. {Deceivers} (phrenapatai). Late and rare
compound, in papyri, eccl. writers, here alone in N.T.
"Mind-deceivers." See  Ga 6:3  for phrenapat(8369)n. {Specially
they of the circumcision} (malista hoi ek t(8873) peritom(8873)). Same
phrase in  Ac 11:2  Ga 2:12  Col 4:11 . Jews are mentioned in
Crete in  Ac 2:11 . Apparently Jewish Christians of the Pharisaic
type tinged with Gnosticism.