ἐπιρρίψαντες : the participle is used to relieve the monotony of the paratactic construction (καὶ, καὶ, καὶ in Mt. and Mk.); the word occurs here only and in 1 Peter 5:7, q.v. ἐπεβίβασαν, helped to mount, as in Luke 10:34; Acts 23:24; a technical term, possibly used here to add pomp to the scene.

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Old Testament