Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Luke 24:16

But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

KJV

οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν.

Greek NT

oculi autem illorum tenebantur ne eum agnoscerent.

Vulgate

But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

ASV

But their eyes were held, that they should not know him.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
κρατέω
krateo
verb · 47×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
ἐπιγινώσκω
epiginosko
verb · 44×
ὀφθαλμός
ophthalmos
noun · 100×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1094It is on this harmony of the two Testaments that the Paschal catechesis of the Lord is built,15 and then, that of the Apostles and the Fathers of the Church. This catechesis unveils what lay hidden under the letter of the Old Testament: the mystery of Christ. It is called "typological" because it reveals the newness of Christ on the basis of the "figures" (types) which announce…
§1329The Lord's Supper, because of its connection with the supper which the Lord took with his disciples on the eve of his Passion and because it anticipates the wedding feast of the Lamb in the heavenly Jerusalem.141 The Breaking of Bread, because Jesus used this rite, part of a Jewish meat when as master of the table he blessed and distributed the bread,142 above all at the Last S…
§1347Is this not the same movement as the Paschal meal of the risen Jesus with his disciples? Walking with them he explained the Scriptures to them; sitting with them at table "he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them."172 The movement of the celebration

Cross-references

  • Gen 21:19 — And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
  • John 20:14 — And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
  • John 20:14 — And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
  • John 21:4 — But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
  • Luke 24:31 — And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
  • Luke 24:31 — And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
  • Mark 16:12 — After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
  • Num 22:31 — Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.