{Who only hath immortality} (ho monos ech(936e) athanasian).
"The one who alone has immortality." Athanasia (athanatos,
a privative and hanatos), old word, in N.T. only here and
1Co 15:53f . Domitian demanded that he be addressed as "_Dominus
et Deus noster_." Emperor worship may be behind the use of
monos (alone) here. {Unapproachable} (aprositon). See Ps
104:2 . Late compound verbal adjective (a privative, pros,
ienai, to go). Here only in N.T. Literary _Koin(825f) word. {Nor can
see} (oude idein dunatai). See aoraton in Col 1:15 and also
Joh 1:18 Mt 11:27 . The "amen" marks the close of the doxology
as in 1:17 .
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