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though the exposition may be subsequently transmitted by a hearer to others. Already the idea of secrecy is subordinate to that of special discovery or possession.]

“But, when adopted into the Christian vocabulary by St Paul, the word signifies simply ‘a truth which was once hidden, but now is revealed,’ ‘a truth which without special revelation would have been unknown.’ Hence musthvrion is almost universally found in connexion with words denoting revelation or publication; e.g.,, ajpokaluvptein, ajpokavluyi" , Rom. 16:25, Eph. 3:3, 5, 2 Thess. 2:7; gnwrivzein , Rom. 16:26, Eph. 1:9, 3:3, 10, 6:19; fanerou'n , Col. 4:3, Rom. 16:26, 1 Tim. 3:16; lalei'n Col. 4:3, 1 Cor. 2:7, 14:2; levgein 1 Cor. 15:51.” (Lightfoot on Col. 1:26.) The word is characteristic of the Epistle to the Ephesians.

On the phrases ejn Cristw'/, ejn Cristw'/ jIhsou', ejn tw'/ cristw'/ .

The phrases ejn Cristw'/ jIhsou' and ejn Cristw'/ (without jIhsou' ) are found in the Epistles of St Paul as follows:

ejn Cristw'/ jIhsou' ejn Cristw'/ ( a ) 1 Th. 2:14

5:8

1 Cor. 1:2, 4, 30

4:15

15:31

16:24

Gal. 2:4

3:14 (W.H. mg.)

28 pavnte" uJmei'" ei|" ejste; ejn C. jI.

Gal. 5:6 6:11, 23

8:2, 39

15:17

16:3 sunergouv" mou ejn C. jI. ( a ) 1 Th. 4:16 oiJ nekroi; ejn C.

4:10, 15, 17

15:18 oiJ koimhqevnte" ejn C.

19 hjlpikovte" ejn C.

12:5 e}n sw'mav ejsmen ejn C. 16:7, 9 ( b ) Phil. 1:1 2:5, 19

3:3, 14

4:7

Rom. 3:24

1 Cor. 3:1

2 Cor. 2:17

Gal. 1:22 Rom. 9:1

3:14 ejn C. katargei'tai 5:17 ei[ ti" ejn C.

19 qeo;" h\n ejn Cristw'/ lavsswn eJautw'/ 12:2, 19

2:17


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