Luk 2:9 | RWP | e4.org | Stood by them ( επεστη αυτοις ). Ingressive aorist active indicative. Stepped by their side. The same word in of the angel there. Paul uses it in the sense of standing by in . It is a common old Greek word, εφιστημ . Were sore afraid ( εφοβηθησαν φοβον μεγαν ). First aorist passive indicative with cognate accusative (the passive sense gone), they feared a great fear.

‏ Luke 2:9

Stood by them ( επεστη αυτοις ). Ingressive aorist active indicative. Stepped by their side. The same word in Ac 12:7 of the angel there. Paul uses it in the sense of standing by in Ac 22:20. It is a common old Greek word, εφιστημ.

Were sore afraid ( εφοβηθησαν φοβον μεγαν ). First aorist passive indicative with cognate accusative (the passive sense gone), they feared a great fear.