{Condemnation} (krima). See 3:6 . {They have rejected}
((8874)het(8873)an). First aorist passive of athete(935c), late verb
(first in LXX and Polybius), to reject, set aside (from
athetos). See 1Th 4:8 Ga 2:21 . {Their first faith} ( (886e)
pr(9374)(886e) pistin). "Their first pledge" (promise, contract) to
Christ. It is like breaking the marriage contract. Evidently one
of the pledges on joining the order of widows was not to marry.
Parry suggests a kind of ordination as with deacons and bishops
(technical use of krima and pistis).
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