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Unto blackness (gnophōi). Dative case of gnophos (late form for earlier dnophos and kin to nephos, cloud), here only in N.T. Quoted here from Exo 10:22.
Darkness (zophōi). Old word, in Homer for the gloom of the world below. In the Symmachus Version of Exo 10:22, also in Jud 1:6; 2Pe 2:4, 2Pe 2:15.
Tempest (thuellēi). Old word from thuō (to boil, to rage), a hurricane, here only in N.T. From Exo 10:22.
The sound of a trumpet (salpiggos ēchōi). From Exo 19:16. Echos is an old word (our echo) as in Luk 21:25; Act 2:2.
The voice of words (phōnēi rēmatōn). From Exo 19:19; Deu 4:12.
Which voice (hēs). Relative referring to phōnē (voice) just before, genitive case with akousantes (heard, aorist active participle).
Intreated (parēitēsanto). First aorist middle (indirect) indicative of paraiteomai, old verb, to ask from alongside (Mar 15:6), then to beg away from oneself, to depreciate as here, to decline (Act 25:11), to excuse (Luk 14:18), to avoid (1Ti 4:7).
That no word should be spoken unto them (prostethēnai autois logon). First aorist passive infinitive of prostithēmi, old word to add, here with accusative of general reference (logon), “that no word be added unto them.” Some MSS. have here a redundant negative mē with the infinitive because of the negative idea in parēitēsanto as in Gal 5:7.