Originally of the rational regulation of the natural passions, as opposed to the Stoic ajpaqeia, which involved the crushing out of the passions. Often, in later Greek , of moderating anger . Here it denotes a state of feeling toward the ignorant and erring which is neither too severe nor too tolerant. The high priest must not be betrayed into irritation at sin and ignorance, neither must he be weakly indulgent . 7, and Num.
Sympathy belongs to the high-priestly office , and grows out of the sense of personal infirmity .
This is denied in the case of Christ . It is his duty , growing out of the fact of his own infirmity . The high priest must be divinely called. One thus compassed with infirmity would shrink from such an office unless called to it by God . The A.V. follows T.R.,oJ kaloumenov.