a -part ´ (בּד , badh , "separation," i.e. alone, by oneself; נדּה , nı̄ddāh , "uncleanness" i.e. something put away: "an abomination"): In Zechariah 12:12-14 the former word is used eleven times with powerful effect to indicate the separation of families and the isolation of wives through excessive grief in Jerusalem on account of the slain Messiah. The latter word signifies removal from ceremonial uncleanness ( Leviticus 15:19; Leviticus 18:19; Ezekiel 22:10 ). In Greek, κατ ̓ ιδίαν , kat' idı́an , "by themselves," of marked significance as expressing Christ's desire for privacy in prayer, alone or with His disciples; either in a desert (Matthew 14:13 ); a mountain (Matthew 14:23 ); or a high mountain, at the time of the transfiguration (Matthew 17:1 , Matthew 17:19 ), thus suggestive of the secrecy of prayer and communion with God. Used with reference also to Christ's disclosures of His purpose and of the purport of His teaching in private to His disciples (Matthew 20:17 ).
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