Rest [α ν ε σ ι ν]. Rev., relief. See on liberty, Acts 24:23.

Taking my leave [α π ο τ α ξ α μ ε ν ο ς]. The verb means, primarily, to set apart or separate; hence to separate one's self, withdraw, and so to take leave of. The A. V. gives this sense in every case, except Mark 6:46, where it wrongly renders sent away. See Luke 9:61; Acts 18:18; Acts 18:21. Ignatins, ajpotaxamenov tw biw having bid farewell to the life, that is, this lower life (Epistle to Philadelphia, 11.).

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