ANANTAPODOTON
ANANTAPODOTON is, when the entire Apodosis is omitted. This especially takes place in the case of comparisons. We may understand from the Protasis itself, which is given, and from the rest of the context, what is the force of the Apodosis that needs to be supplied: e.g.-Luk 13:9, (The Apodosis to be supplied is, It is well; or, I will leave it; or, let it bring forth fruit): v. Gnom. Joh 6:62, – – . The Apodosis to be supplied is, what shall be? v. Gnom.-Rom 9:22, . The Apodosis is to be supplied at the end of Rom 9:23 from Rom 9:20, there is now (accordingly) much the greater reason for God to complain of man, and the less reason for man to expostulate with God. v. Gnom.-2Pe 2:4, etc., may be no doubt referred to the figure Anantapodoton, but the Gnomon rightly observes that the Apodosis is to be sought for in 2Pe 2:9. Comp. C. L. Bauers Philologia Thucyd. Paull. ch. xiii. 2, p. 277.