Note 113 — Chapter VII · SEASONS OF PREPARATION AND PENITENCE
Reading edition
Euseb. H.E. v. 24. The words as to the forty hours are not unattended with difficulty; but the interpretation given above is that adopted by the soundest scholars. See Duchesne (Christ. Worship, E. tr., p. 241), and the notes on the place by Valesius. The meaning is probably that no food was partaken for forty continuous hours.