καταλιθάσει : in the parallels it is indicated generally that they feared the people; here it is explained why or what they feared: viz., that the people would stone them; to be taken cum grano. The verb is a ἅπαξ λεγ.; synonyms are καταλιθοῦν (Joseph.), καταλιθοβολεῖν (Exodus 17:4). πεπεισμένος points to a fixed permanent conviction, this the force of the perfect participle.

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Old Testament