PAUL. Texts read "he". DEPARTED. See Acts 1:1; Acts 1:4. TO. Greek. _eis._ App-104. Probably in spring of A.D. 52. See App-180. CORINTH. At this time the political capital of Greece and seat of the Roman proconsul (Acts 18:12), as Athens was its literary centre. Its situation on an isthmus, with h... [ Continue Reading ]
FOUND. having found. CERTAIN. Greek. _tis._ App-123. NAMED. by name. AQUILA. See Romans 16:3. 1Co 16:19. 2 Timothy 4:19. BORN, &C. =. Pontian by race. LATELY. Greek. _prosphatos._ Only here. The adjective _prosphatos,_ found in Hebrews 10:20, was common in medical writers. WITH. Read "and". P... [ Continue Reading ]
OF THE SAME CRAFT. Greek. _homotechnos._ Only here.. word applied by physicians to one another. The medical profession was called the healing art (Greek. _techne)_. ABODE. was abiding. See Acts 16:15. WROUGHT. was working. Greek. _ergazomai._ BY THEIR OCCUPATION. as to their craft. Greek. _techne... [ Continue Reading ]
REASONED. Greek. _dialegomai._ See Acts 17:2; Acts 17:17. SYNAGOGUE. App-120. In the museum at Corinth is. fragment of. stone with the inscription, (_suna_) _goge hebr_ (_aion_). synagogue of the Hebrews. The letters in brackets are missing. Its date is said to be between 100 B.C. and A.D. 200. EV... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. Now. WERE COME. came down. WAS PRESSED, &C. Read, was engrossed with or by (Greek. _en)_ the word, i.e. his testimony. SPIRIT. All thetexts read "word" (Greek. _logos_. App-121.10). AND TESTIFIED. earnestly testifying. Greek. _diamarturomai._ See note on Acts 2:40. JESUS. App-98. WAS _= i... [ Continue Reading ]
OPPOSSD THEMSELVES. Greek. _antitassomai,_ to set in battle array. Elsewhere translated "resist". Romans 13:2. J as. Acts 4:6; Acts 5:6; 1 Peter 5:6. SHOOK. Greek. _ektinasso._ See note on Acts 13:51. RAIMENT. outer garments. Greek. _himation._ Compare Acts 12:8. YOUR OWN HEADS. Fig _. Synecdoche... [ Continue Reading ]
JUSTUS. Some texts read Titus, or Titius, Justus. WORSHIPPED. Greek. _sebomai._ App-137. GOD. App-98. JOINED HARD. Greek. _sunomoreo._ Only here.... [ Continue Reading ]
CRISPUS. See 1 Corinthians 1:14. CHIEF, &C. Greek. _archisunagogos._ Here and Acts 18:17 translated chief ruler, &c. In all other places, ruler, &c. See note on Acts 13:15. BELIEVED ON. App-150. BELIEVED. App-150. BAPTIZED. App-115 and App-185.... [ Continue Reading ]
VISION. Greek. _horama._ See note on Acts 7:31. SPEAK. Greek. _laleo._ App-121. HOLD... THY PEACE. be... silent. Greek. _siopao._ Only here in Acts, ten times in the Gospels. This is the Figure of speech _Pleonasm._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
NO MAN. no one. SET ON THEE. lay (hands) on thee. HURT THEE. do thee evil. Greek. _kakoo._ See note on Acts 7:6. PEOPLE. Greek. _laos._ Here nsed generally.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONTINUED. Literally "sat". Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of species). "Sit" used of. permanent condition. A YEAR AND SIX MONTHS. In A.D. 52-53. During this period Paul wrote. Thess. (A.D. 52) and. Thess. (A.D. 53), and probably Hebrews. See introductory notes to these epistles and App-180. WORD.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN, &C. Literally Gallio being proconsul. Another instance of. Luke's accuracy. Achaia was. senatorial province under Augustus, imperial under Tiberius, but after A.D. 44 restored by Claudius to the senate and therefore governed by. proconsul. GALLIO. Brother of Seneca, who was Nero's tutor. Said... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS FELLOW. This one. persuadeth. Greek. _anapeitho._ Strong form of _peitho_ (App-150.) Only here. MEN. Greek. _anthropos._ App-123. CONTRARY TO. against. Greek. _para._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW. Omit. OPEN HIS MOUTH. Figure of speech _Idioma._ App-6. A Hebraism. IF. If indeed. Greek. _ei._ App-118. A MATTER OF WRONG. an injustice. Greek. _adikema._ App-128. WICKED. Greek. _poneros._ App-128. LEWDNESS. recklessness. Greek. _radiourgema._ Only here. Compare Acts 13:10. REASON WOULD... [ Continue Reading ]
A QUESTION. Greek. _zetema._ See note on Acts 15:2. The texts read "questions". WORDS. a word. Greek. _logos._ App-121. YOUR LAW. the law (that is) with (Greek. _kata._ App-104.) you. LOOK, &C. = look ye yourselves to it. Greek. _opsomai._ App-133. FOR. Omit. will be no judge. will (Greek. _boul... [ Continue Reading ]
DRAVE. Greek. _apelauno._ Only here. They probably persisted in their charges and so the liotors were ordered to clear the court.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THE GREEKS. The texts read, "they all". SOSTHENES. He had apparently succeeded Crispus (Acts 18:8). Compare 1 Corinthians 1:1. BSAT. The crowd, to whom the Jews were obnoxious, would be glad to second the work of the lictors. GALLIO, &C. Literally none (_ouden_) of these things was. concern t... [ Continue Reading ]
TARRIED. stayed on. Greek. _prosmeno._ See note on Acts 11:23. A GOOD WHILE. many days. TOOK HIS LEAVE. having taken leave. Greek. _apotasso,_ to set apart. Mid. withdraw. In N.T. always in Mid. Voice. Here, Acts 18:21.Mark 6:46; Luke 9:61; Luke 14:33; 2 Corinthians 2:13. AND SAILED. sailed away.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE. The texts read "they". CAME. Greek. _katantao._ See note on Acts 16:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
DESIRED. asked. Greek. _erotao._ App-134. TARRY. Greek. _meno._ See p. 1511. LONGER TIME. for (Greek. _epi._ App-104.) more time. CONSENTED. Greek. _epineuo,_ to nod towards. Only here. Used in medical... [ Continue Reading ]
BADE THEM FAREWELL. Greek. _apotasso,_ as in Acts 18:18, "took his leave. " I MUST... JERUSALEM. The texts omit this clause, but not the Syriac. RETURN. Greek. _anakampto,_ bend back (my steps). Only here, Matthew 2:12.. Luke 10:6; Hebrews 11:15. IF GOD WILL. God being willing (Greek. _thelo._ Ap... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN HE HAD LANDED. having come down. AT. to. Greek. _eis._ App-104. GONE UP, i.e. to Jerusalem. Figure of speech _Ellipsis._ App-6. CHURCH. App-186.... [ Continue Reading ]
AFTER, &C. Literally having made. See Acts 15:33. SOME TIME. Probably three months. It was from Antioch he had gone forth on his first missionary journey; it had happier associations for him than Jerusalem, where they were "all zealous of the law" (Acts 21:20). COUNTRY OF GALATIA. Not the province... [ Continue Reading ]
APOLLOS. Shortened form of Apollonius. ELOQUENT. Greek. _logios._ Only here. The word may mean either "eloquent", or "learned". The latter idea is expressed in the next phrase. MAN. Greek. _anir._ App-123. MIGHTY. Greek. _dunatos._ Said of Moses (Acts 7:22).... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS MAN. This one. INSTRUCTED. Greek. _katecheo._ See notes on Acts 21:21; Acts 21:24.Luke 1:4.Romans 2:18. Compare Engl, "catechise". IN. as to. THE WAY. See note on Acts 9:2. FERVENT. Greek. _zeo_, to boil. Only here and Romans 12:11. His was burning zeal. Figure of speech _Idioma._ App-6. S... [ Continue Reading ]
HE. this one. SPEAK BOLDLY. Greek. _parrhesiazomai._ See note on Acts 9:27. EXPOUNDED. Greek. _ektithemi._ Set out before him. See note on Acts 7:21. MORE PERFECTLY. more accurately. Comp. of _akribos,_ Acts 18:25.... [ Continue Reading ]
'WAS DISPOSED. wished. Greek. _boulomai._ App-102. EXHORTING. Greek. _protrepomai._ Only here. According to the order in the Greek this refers to Apollos, and it should read, "the brethren, having encouraged him, wrote". RECEIVE. Greek. _apodechomai._ See note on Acts 2:41. HELPED. Greek. _sumbal... [ Continue Reading ]
MIGHTILY. Greek. _eutonos._ Only here and Luke 23:10. A medical word. CONVINCED. confuted. Greek. _diakatelenchomai._ Only here. PUBLICKLY. Greek. _demosia._ See note on Acts 5:18.... [ Continue Reading ]