{Chiefly} (malista). Especially. He turns now to the
libertine heretics (verses 2,7 ). {After the flesh} (opis(930a)sarkos). Hebraistic use of opis(935c) as with hamarti(936e) (sins) in
Isa 65:2 . Cf. Mt 4:19 1Ti 5:15 . {Of defilement} (miasmou).
Old word (from miain(935c) Tit 1:15 ), here only in N.T. {Despise
dominion} (kuriot(8874)os kataphronountas). Kuriot(8873) is late word
for lordship (perhaps God or Christ) (from Kurios), in Col
1:16 Eph 1:21 Jude 1:8 . Genitive case after kataphrountas
(thinking down on, Mt 6:24 ). {Daring} ( olm(8874)ai). Old
substantive (from olma(935c), to dare), daring men, here only in
N.T. {Self-willed} (authadeis). Old adjective (from autos and
h(8864)omai), self-pleasing, arrogant, in N.T. only here and Tit
1:7 . {They tremble not to rail at dignities} (doxas ou
tremousin blasph(886d)ountes). "They tremble not blaspheming
dignities." Trem(935c) is old verb ( Mr 5:33 ), used only in present
as here and imperfect. Here with the complementary participle
lasph(886d)ountes rather than the infinitive lasph(886d)ein. See
Jude 1:8 . Perhaps these dignities (doxas) are angels
(evil).
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