Acts 18:17

18:17 So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, ¹  and began to beat ²  him in front of the judgment seat. ³  Yet none of these things were of any concern ⁴  to Gallio.

Acts 17:19

17:19 So they took Paul and ⁵  brought him to the Areopagus, ⁶  saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?

Acts 16:19

16:19 But when her owners ⁷  saw their hope of profit ⁸  was gone, they seized ⁹  Paul and Silas and dragged ¹⁰  them into the marketplace before the authorities.

Acts 21:30

21:30 The whole city was stirred up, ¹¹  and the people rushed together. ¹²  They seized ¹³  Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts, ¹⁴  and immediately the doors were shut.

[18:17]  ¹ tn That is, “the official in charge of the synagogue”; ἀρχισυνάγωγος (arcisunagwgo") refers to the “leader/president of a synagogue” (so BDAG 139 s.v. and L&N 53.93).

[18:17]  ² tn The imperfect verb ἔτυπτον (etupton) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[18:17]  ³ sn See the note on the term judgment seat in 18:12.

[18:17]  ⁴ tn L&N 25.223 has “‘none of these things were of any concern to Gallio’ Ac 18:17.”

[17:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:19]  ⁶ tn Or “to the council of the Areopagus.” See also the term in v. 22.

[16:19]  ⁹ tn Or “masters.”

[16:19]  ¹⁰ tn On this use of ἐργασία (ergasia), see BDAG 390 s.v. 4. It is often the case that destructive practices and commerce are closely tied together.

[16:19]  ¹¹ tn Grk “was gone, seizing.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[16:19]  ¹² tn On the term ἕλκω ({elkw) see BDAG 318 s.v. 1.

[21:30]  ¹³ tn On this term see BDAG 545 s.v. κινέω 2.b.

[21:30]  ¹⁴ tn Or “the people formed a mob.” BDAG 967 s.v. συνδρομή has “formation of a mob by pers. running together, running together…ἐγένετο σ. τοῦ λαοῦ the people rushed together Ac 21:30.”

[21:30]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “and seizing.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[21:30]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “out of the temple.” See the note on the word “temple” in v. 28.