Vincent Word Studies - Acts 7:20 - 7:20

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Vincent Word Studies - Acts 7:20 - 7:20


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Time (καιρῷ)

Better, season or juncture. “Sad, seasonable” (Bengel). See on Act 1:7.

Exceeding fair (ἀστεῖος τῷ θεῷ)

Lit., fair unto God: a Hebrew superlative. Compare Jon 3:3 : great unto God; A. V., exceeding great. Gen 10:9, of Nimrod: a mighty hunter before the Lord. 2Co 10:4 : mighty unto God; i.e., in God's sight. Ἀστεῖος, fair (only here and Heb 11:23), is from ἄστυ, a town, and means originally town-bred; hence refined, elegant, comely. The word is used in the Septuagint of Moses (Exodus 2:2), and rendered goodly. The Jewish traditions extol Moses' beauty. Josephus says that those who met him, as he was carried along the streets, forgot their business and stood still to gaze at him.