ἀπελογεῖτο, made his defence. The verb is the same as before (Acts 19:33; Acts 24:10; Acts 25:8), and intimates that what is coming is an apologia. St Luke here as in other places notices the gesture of the speaker (ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα).

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Old Testament