ἐπὶ τὰς ἀκάνθας. Fritzsche prefers the reading ἐις because the seed fell not on thorns already sprung up, but on ground full of thorn seeds or roots. But the latter idea, which is the true one, can be expressed also by ἐπὶ. ἀνέβησαν : the thorns sprang up as well as the corn, and growing more vigorously gained the upper hand. ἔπνιξαν. Euthy. Zig. finds this idea in ἀνέβησαν, for which he gives as synonym ὑπερίσχυσαν.

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