{For that ye ought to say} (anti tou legein hum(8373)).
"Instead of the saying as to you" (genitive of the articular
infinitive with the preposition anti and the accusative of
general reference with legein), "instead of your saying." {If
the Lord will} (ean ho kurios thel(8869)). Condition of the third
class with ean and the present active subjunctive (or first
aorist active heles(8869) in some MSS). The proper attitude of
mind ( Ac 18:21 1Co 4:19 16:7 Ro 1:19 Php 2:19,24 Heb 6:3 ),
not to be uttered always in words like a charm. This Hellenistic
formula was common among the ancient heathen, as today among
modern Arabs like the Latin _deo volente_. {This or that} ( outo
(8820)ekeino). Applicable to every act.
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