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Matthew 6
matthew.6.mt6Reward
ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν
What does it mean that public performers ‘have’ their reward?
Apechō was used in receipts to mean payment has been received in full. Human recognition exhausts the reward they sought.
Why this default
‘They have received their reward in full’ is default because apechō was used in receipts to mark complete payment and human applause exhausts what these performers sought. ‘They have their reward’ mirrors the form but hides the commercial idiom, while ‘paid already’ exposes it in more transactional language.
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Project default · receipt idiom
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Commercial force
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