{Were holden that they should not know him} (ekratounto
tou m(8820)epign(936e)ai auton). Imperfect passive of krate(935c),
continued being held, with the ablative case of the articular
infinitive, "from recognizing him," from knowing him fully
(epi-gn(936e)ai, ingressive aorist of epigin(9373)ko). The m(885c) is a
redundant negative after the negative idea in ekratounto.