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3. διατί. Stronger probably than the simple τί. ‘On what account? to what temptation have you listened?’ It may be an indication that it would have been possible to resist the evil influence, had Ananias desired to do so.
ἐπλήρωσεν, filled. The idea seems to be that of complete occupation. The heart is so charged and possessed with one purpose, that there is no room left for any other influence. Cf. LXX. Ecc 8:11, ἐπληροφορήθη καρδία νἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπον ἐν αὐτοῖς τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ πονηρόν.
σατανᾶς. The word, which is Hebrew, signifies ‘an adversary,’ and is especially applied to the prince of evil spirits, as the great adversary of all good. It is used in LXX. of 1Ki 11:14; 1Ki 11:23; 1Ki 11:25 in its primary sense of an ‘adversary’ raised up against king Solomon, but in the sense of ‘Satan’ Sir 21:27.
τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, the Holy Ghost, for it was the power of the Holy Ghost that was manifested in the Apostles. It is much to be noticed how from the first the Apostles disclaim any power in themselves. It is Christ who works the miracles, the God of Abraham who gives the power of healing, and the Holy Ghost who is grieved by sins like that of Ananias. There is no trace of any seeking after consideration for themselves and their deeds among the records of these Acts of Apostles, and no sign could be more indicative of the earliest age of the Christian Church.