Which knew me. Knowing me before. Greek. proginosko. App-132.
from the beginning. Greek. anothen. See note on Luke 1:3.
would. be willing to. Greek. thelo. App-102.
testify. Greek. martureo. See p. 1511, and note on John 1:7.
after. according to. Greek. kata. App-104.
most straitest. strictest, or most precise. Greek. akribestatos. Compare the adverb akribos and the comparative adjective in Acts 18:25; Acts 18:26. A medical word.
sect. Greek. hairesis. See Acts 5:17.
religion. form of worship. Greek. threskeia. Only here, Colossians 2:18; James 1:26; James 1:27. Herodotus uses the word of the ceremonies of the Egyptian priests. Used also in the Papyri.
Pharisee. See App-120.