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Romans 12:9

άνυπόκριτος (G505) нелицемерный; здесь: без лицемерия. Об использовании этого префикса в знач. отр. см. Romans 1:20.
άποστυγούντες praes. act. part. от άποστυγέω (G94) презирать, ненавидеть. Выражает сильное чувство ужаса, а предложное сочетание подчеркивает идею отвращения (SH). Part, в этом разделе имеют значение imper. (VANT, 386-88; P. Kanjuparambil, "Imperatival Participles in Rom. 12:9-21" JBL 102 [1983]: 285-88).
κολλώμενοι praes. med. part. от κολλάω (G2853) склеивать вместе, скреплять прочно, прикрепляться к (AS). Наша привязанность к добру должна быть столь же сильной, как брачная связь (Murray).

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