1 tn This clause is a first class condition. It assumes for the sake of argument that this is what they were being questioned about.
2 tn Or “questioned.” The Greek term ἀνακρίνω (anakrinw) points to an examination similar to a legal one.
3 tn Or “for an act of kindness.”
4 tn Or “delivered” (σέσωται [seswtai], from σώζω [swzw]). See 4:12.
5 tn The translation “crowd” is given by BDAG 223 s.v. δῆμος; the word often means a gathering of citizens to conduct public business. Here it is simply the group of people gathered to hear the king’s speech.
6 tn The imperfect verb ἐπεφώνει (epefwnei) is taken ingressively in the sequence of events. Presumably the king had started his speech when the crowd began shouting.
7 sn The voice of a god. Contrast the response of Paul and Barnabas in Acts 14:13-15.