ἦν κεχρηματισμένον, it had been revealed (for the verb vide Matthew 2:12), how long before not indicated. μὴ ἰδεῖν : we have here an instance of the aorist infinitive referring to what is future in relation to the principal verb. In such a case the aorist is really timeless, as it can be in dependent moods, vide Burton, M. and T., § 114. πρὶν ἢ ἂν ἴδῃ : πρὶν here and in Acts 25:16 with a finite verb, usually with the infinitive, vide Matthew 1:18; Matthew 26:34.

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