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Appearance (ειδεα). Here only in the N.T. Compare μορφη and σχημα.

His countenance. In our language, the word countenance refers to the face only. In the original, it refers to his wh…

Like lightning —The word employed by St. Luke to describe the clothing carries the same weight. The phrase white as snow …

His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow; and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
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Pseudo-Chrysostom: After the mockings and scourgings, after the mingled drinks of vinegar and gall, the pains of the cr…

The clause introduced by “for” either suggests that the violent earthquake came with the “angel of the Lord” or was the means the angel used to ope…

His countenance was like lightning
There was such a lustre and brightness in his face, that it glittered like lightn…

Christ rose the third day after His death; that was the time He had often spoken of. On the first day of the first week, God commanded the light to…

After the Evangelist finished the mysteries of the Lord’s Pa ion, he treats of the triumph of the Lord’s Resurrection: and it is divided as follows…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson