Translation and Commentary on The Martyrdom of Polycarp §18.1
Translation
1 Therefore, when the centurion saw that the Jews had become inclined to quarrel, [a] he placed Polycarp's body [b] in the middle of the arena, [c] and burned it according to their custom. [d]
[a] ??????????? readiness to quarrel, eagerness to dispute, inclined to strife (DBLG 5808). St. Luke writes in 22:24 (NA27), ??????? ?? ??? ?????????? ?? ??????, ?? ??? ????? ????? ????? ??????. And also there was an inclination to quarrel among them, as to who among them is considered to be the greatest (author's translation).
[b] ????? for clarity we have supplied the apparent antecedent for this pronoun.
[c] Again, the arena seems assumed and is supplied for clarification.
[d] This move by the centurion may be some sort of visible power play, reminding the Jews who did not burn their dead, where the authority lay.
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