‏ Luke 24:17

 That you have with another ( ους αντιβαλλετε προς αλληλους ).  Αντι-βαλλω is an old verb and means to throw in turn, back and forth like a ball, from one to another, a beautiful picture of conversation as a game of words. Only here in the N.T.

 They stood still ( εσταθησαν ). First aorist passive of  ιστημ, intransitive. They stopped.

 Looking sad ( σκυθρωπο ). This is the correct text. It is an old adjective from  σκυθρος, gloomy and  οπς, countenance. Only here in the N.T.

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