ἔλεγεν. Imperfect, ‘told him repeatedly.’

ἔχειν, ‘to marry’ her. ἔχειν has this special force, 1 Corinthians 5:1, τοιαύτη πορνεία … ὥστε γυναῖκά τινα τοῦ πατρὸς ἔχειν. ch. Matthew 22:28, πάντες γὰρ ἔσχον αὐτήν. Xen. Cyrop. I, Κυαξάρης ἔπεμψε πρὸς Καμβύσην τὸν τὴν�.

οὐκ ἔξεστίν σοι ἔχειν αὐτήν. St Luke adds, Luke 3:19, that Herod was also reproved ‘περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν πονηρῶν.’ ‘Boldly to rebuke vice’ is fixed upon as the leading characteristic of the Baptist in the collect for St John the Baptist’s day.

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