{By well-doing} (agathopoiountas). Present active
participle of agathopoie(935c), only in LXX and N.T. ( Mr 3:4 ). In
accusative case agreeing with humas understood, accusative of
general reference with phimoin, present active infinitive
(epexegetic infinitive after o thel(886d)a tou theou, the will of
God), late and rare verb (from phimos muzzle), as in Mt
22:12 . {The ignorance of foolish men} ( (886e) t(936e) aphron(936e)
anthr(9370)(936e) agn(9373)ian). Agn(9373)ia is late and rare word (in the
papyri) from alpha privative and gn(9373)is (knowledge), in N.T.
only here and 1Co 15:24 (disgraceful ignorance in both
instances). Note alliteration.
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