{How much soever} (hosa). Indefinite quantitative relative
pronoun hosos in the accusative (cognate) neuter plural object
of edoxasen (first aorist active indicative of doxaz(935c)).
{Herself} (haut(886e)). Reflexive pronoun, accusative also with
edoxasen. {Waxed wanton} (estr(886e)iasen). First aorist
(ingressive) active indicative of str(886e)ia(935c) (to live
luxuriously), verb in late comedy instead of rupha(935c) ( Jas
5:5 ), from str(886e)os ( Re 18:3 ), only here in N.T. {So much
give her of torment and mourning} ( osouton dote aut(8869)
basanismon kai penthos). Second aorist active imperative of
did(936d)i, to give. The correlative pronoun osouton is
masculine singular accusative, agreeing with asanismon, for
which see 9:5 14:11 , and is understood with the neuter word
penthos (mourning), in N.T. only in Jas 4:9 Re 18:7ff. 21:4
(kin to pathos, penomai). {I sit a queen} (kath(886d)ai
basilissa). Predicate nominative for the old form asileia
(asilis), as in Mt 12:42 . Babylon and Tyre had preceded Rome
in such boasting ( Isa 47:7-9 Eze 27:3 28:2 Zep 2:15 ). {And
am no widow} (kai ch(8872)a ouk eimi). Feminine of the adjective
ch(8872)os (barren), old word ( Mr 12:40 ). {Shall in no wise see
mourning} (penthos ou m(8820)id(935c)). Confident boast of security with
emphatic position of penthos (see above) and double negative
ou m(885c) with the second aorist active subjunctive of hora(935c)
(defective verb).
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