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They were all astonished (exeplēssonto de pantes). Imperfect passive of the common verb ekplēssō or ekplēgnumi, to strike out, a picturesque description of the amazement of all at the easy victory of Jesus where the nine disciples had failed.
At the majesty of God (epi tēi megaleiotēti tou theou). A late word from the adjective megaleios and that from megas (great). In the N.T. only here and Act 19:27 of Artemis and in 2Pe 1:16 of the Transfiguration. It came to be used by the emperors like our word “Majesty.”
Which he did (hois epoiei). This is one of the numerous poor verse divisions. This sentence has nothing to do with the first part of the verse. The imperfect active epoiei covers a good deal not told by Luke (See Mar 9:30 = Mat 17:22). Note the attraction of the relative hois into the case of pāsin, its antecedent.