Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
When he was come back again (en tw epanelqein auton). "On the coming back again as to him." Luke's favourite idiom of the articular infinitive after en and with the accusative of general reference.
Had given (dedwkei). Past perfect active indicative without augment of didwmi.
That he might know (ina gnoi). Second aorist active subjunctive of ginoskw. The optative would be gnoih.
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