TON in 1 John 2:13

Michael Williams (ichthus@gmi.net)
Wed, 30 Apr 97 05:21:07 PDT

The article TON appears in an isolated position in 1 John 2:13 and 2:14,
both times in the phrase HOTI EGNWKATE TON AP' ARCHS. In 2:14, it appears
that the antecedent to TON is PATERA. But I have not found the antecedent
for TON in 2:13 that easy to identify. Is it possible that TON in 2:13 is
looking ahead to PATERA in 2:14, or is there an antecedent I'm overlooking?
Also, I using UBS 4th. Is there a variant in 2:13 concerning this TON
that perhaps is listed in NA?

Thanks for any help you might give.

Michael Williams