ἐπιποθῶν σε ἰδεῖν, desiring to see thee, here the natural longing of personal affection. Cp. Romans 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 3:6.

μεμνημένος σου τῶν δακρύων, remembering thy tears, probably those shed at the last parting of the two friends. Cp. Acts 20:37.

ἵνα χαρᾶς πληρωθῶ, the desired consequence of the preceding σε ἰδεῖν.

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