Lachmann, Tischendorf, Tregelles, Alford, Westcott and Hort, have all in turn bowed to the authority of Cod.

B and Origen.

Bishop Lightfoot mistranslates[209] and contends on the same side.

Alford informs us that [Greek: epipeson] has surreptitiously crept in 'from St.Luke xv.

20': (why should it?
how could it ?) '[Greek: anapeson] not seeming appropriate.' Whereas, on the contrary, [Greek: anapeson] is the invariable and obvious expression,--[Greek: epipeson] the unusual, and, till it has been explained, the unintelligible word.