and the reason for the demand being made.Ὁμοίωςwill unite the new verse with what precedes. This adverb may be construed with the third word in the Greek sentence,obey; slaves are to be in subjection to their masters (2:18), likewise-homoios-wives to husbands. But it can be taken still more appropriately with ...
1.(Rhetoric) the addition of a phrase, clause, or sentence to a text to provide further explanation 2.(Rhetoric) the phrase, clause, or sentence added for this purpose [C17: from Greek; see epi-, exegesis] epexegetic,epˌexeˈgeticaladj ...