rwp@Philippians:3:13 @{Not yet} (\oup\). But some MSS. read \ou\ (not). {To have apprehended} (\kateilphenai\). Perfect active infinitive of same verb \katalamban\ (perfective use of \kata\, to grasp completely). Surely denial enough. {But one thing} (\hen de\). No verb in the Greek. We can supply \poi\ (I do) or \dik\ (I keep on in the chase), but no verb is really needed. "When all is said, the greatest art is to limit and isolate oneself" (Goethe), concentration. {Forgetting the things which are behind} (\ta men opis epilanthanomenos\). Common verb, usually with the genitive, but the accusative in the _Koin_ is greatly revived with verbs. Paul can mean either his old pre-Christian life, his previous progress as a Christian, or both (all of it). {Stretching forward} (\epekteinomenos\). Present direct middle participle of the old double compound \epektein\ (stretching myself out towards). Metaphor of a runner leaning forward as he runs.
rwp@Philippians:3:14 @{Toward the goal} (\kata skopon\). "Down upon the goal," who is Jesus himself to whom we must continually look as we run (Hebrews:12:2|). The word means a watchman, then the goal or mark. Only here in N.T. {Unto the prize} (\eis to brabeion\). Late word (Menander and inscriptions) from \brabeus\ (umpire who awards the prize). In N.T. only here and kjv@1Corinthians:9:24|. {Of the high calling} (\ts an klses\). Literally, "of the upward calling." The goal continually moves forward as we press on, but yet never out of sight.