ἐν τῷ μέσῳ, in the midst. The council or Sanhedrin was assembled in the Beth-din or Judgment-hall.

ἐν ποίᾳ δυνάμει, by what power. The noun here is the same which is used often for ‘a mighty work,’ and so has the force of ‘miraculous power.’

ἢ ἐν ποίῳ ὀνόηατι. Literally ‘in what name.’ But ὄνομα is constantly used in the sense of authority. In this second member of the sentence, the literal translation is the most forcible. Cf. Peter’s very words in Acts 3:6.

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Old Testament