Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Stood by them (epesth autoiv). Ingressive aorist active indicative. Stepped by their side. The same word in Acts 12:7 of the angel there. Paul uses it in the sense of standing by in Acts 22:20. It is a common old Greek word, efisthmi.
Were sore afraid (efobhqhsan fobon megan). First aorist passive indicative with cognate accusative (the passive sense gone), they feared a great fear.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 2:9:
Acts 12:7
Acts 26:13
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