Commentary for Menachot 24:6

ואיכפל תנא לאשמועינן קומץ דמנחת חוטא אין וכן כי אתא רב דימי א"ר אלעזר קומץ דמנחת חוטא הוא ורבי אלעזר היא

Since therefore the expression 'or an olive's bulk' cannot be stated in connection with the [burning of the] handful, this same expression 'or an olive's bulk' is not stated in connection with the remainder.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence, according to R. Eleazar, to burn only an olive's bulk of the handful is no 'burning', and an intention to do so outside its proper time expressed during another service (say, during the taking out of the handful) would not render the offering piggul. Accordingly one must omit the expression 'or an olive's bulk' from the first clause, which deals with a wrongful intention in connection with the burning of the handful, and for the sake of consistency the expression was omitted by R. Hiyya throughout.');">⁷</span> But if it is R'Eleazar, why is it stated<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the Mishnah as taught by R. Hiyya.');">⁸</span>

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