Fastening his eyes (ατενισας). First aorist (ingressive) active participle of ατενιζω. For this verb see on Lu 4:20;[Reference Act…

Fastening his eyes. The word used here denotes to look intently, or with fixed attention. It is one of the peculiar words which <…

Peter, fastening his eyes upon him . . .—See Notes on Luke 4:20, Acts 1:10, where the same characteristic wor…

The man had never stood upon his feet in all his life, and was so unable to move that he had to be carried to the Temple gates to beg; and yet, at …

In response to the beggar’s request for money, Peter fixed his eyes on him and said, “Look at us!” Thinking he had a benefactor, the beggar looked …

Look upon us. Peter does not speak this way before he is certain of God’s purpose and intent. And surely, in these words, he commands him …

And Peter fastening his eyes upon him
Or looking very wistly and intently at him, being, no doubt, under some uncomm…

The apostles and the first believers attended the temple worship at the hours of prayer. Peter and John seem to have been led by a divine direction…