Acts 19:38

19:38 If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint ¹  against someone, the courts are open ²  and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there. ³ 

Acts 27:33

27:33 As day was about to dawn, ⁴  Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense ⁵  and have gone ⁶  without food; you have eaten nothing. ⁷ 

[19:38]  ¹ tn BDAG 600 s.v. λόγος 1.a.ε has “ἔχειν πρός τινα λόγον have a complaint against someone…19:38.”

[19:38]  ² tn L&N 56.1 has ‘if Demetrius and his workers have an accusation against someone, the courts are open’ Ac 19:38.”

[19:38]  ³ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The official’s request is that the legal system be respected.

[27:33]  ⁴ tn BDAG 160 s.v. ἄχρι 1.b.α has “ἄ. οὗ ἡμέρα ἤμελλεν γίνεσθαι until the day began to dawn 27:33.”

[27:33]  ⁵ tn Or “have waited anxiously.” Grk “waiting anxiously.” The participle προσδοκῶντες (prosdokwnte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[27:33]  ⁶ tn Or “continued.”

[27:33]  ⁷ tn Grk “having eaten nothing.” The participle προσλαβόμενοι (proslabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb (with subject “you” supplied) due to requirements of contemporary English style.