{For John had not yet been cast into prison} (oup(9320)gar (886e)
bebl(886d)enos eis t(886e) phulak(886e) I(9361)n(8873)). Periphrastic past perfect
indicative of all(935c) explaining (gar) why John was still
baptizing, the reason for the imprisonment having been given by
Luke ( Lu 3:19f. ).