διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφ., their eyes were at length opened, a Divine effect, but having its psychological causes. Euthy. suggests the use of the well-known blessing by Jesus as aiding recognition. The opening of the mind to the prophetic teaching concerning Messiah's suffering was the main preparation for the opening of the eyes. The wonder is they did not recognise Jesus sooner. ἄφαντος : an early poetical and late prose word = ἀφανής, not in Sept [207], here only in N.T. After being recognised Jesus became invisible, ἀπʼ αὐτῶν, not to them (αὐτοῖς) but from them, implying departure from the house. Some take ἄφαντος adverbially as qualifying the departure = He departed from them in an invisible manner.

[207] Septuagint.

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