μεμνημένος δακρύων : Parenthetical. St. Paul's longing was made keener by his recollection of the tears Timothy had shed at their last parting. So Chrys. fixes the occasion. We are reminded of the scene at Miletus, Acts 20:37. Bengel, comparing Acts 20:19, thinks that reference is rather made to an habitual manifestation of strong emotion. At that time, and in that society, tears were allowed as a manifestation of emotion more freely than amongst modern men of the West.

χαρᾶς πληρωθῶ : For πληρόω with a genitive, cf. Romans 15:13-14. It takes a dat., Romans 1:29, 2 Corinthians 7:4, cf. Ephesians 5:18; an acc., Philippians 1:11; Colossians 1:9.

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