The Pulpit Commentary — Acts — Volume 2 — Section 170

Oentllea, which w11s not in the ll'Y1ov. The 4); e.nd therefore the two chains a.re not to be hp&v, which is often used in o wider sense understood of cha.ins on his hands a.nd feet, of the whole Bron, is here restricted to the with Kuinoel, but, a.a in the caso of Petor, //,"1 10 v (see eh. iii. I, note). nut lbe o.ccue11tion of chains fastening him to o soldier on wea utte1·ly fo.lso, the o1l'Bpring of their own both he.nde. fan11tic(ll llllspicions. Defiled (1<e1<oivw1«); Ver. 34.-Bhouted for cried, A.V. and literally, made common (see eh. x. 15; xi. 9). 'I'.R.; crowd for multitude, A.V.; uproar Ver. 29.-Be/ore seen for seen before, A.V.; for t111f11ult, A.V.; brought for carried, A.V. the Ephesian for an EpheBian, A.V. Tro- The certainty. He could not get at the truth phimus (see ch.xx. 4). lfoving seen him with because of the tumult and the different St. P11ul in the city, they conclucled that accounts given first by one and then by he h11d come with him into the temple. 11notber. The Greek word -rb iLcr,P<>>•.es, a.nrl Ver. 30.-Laid hold on for took, A.V.; its kindred M</Ja}..•fa, a.cr,Pa}..ws, o.crtpa/\,(w, and drar,aed for drew, A. V. ; Btraightway for imcrtpa)..1,s, are of frequent use by St. Luke forthwith, A.V. The doors were shut. The ( eh. ii. 36; v. 23; xvi. 23, 24; xxii. 30; xxv. doors of the gates which separated the ll'Y1ov, 26; xxvii. 9; Luke i. 4). These worda or as Luke here styles it the iep&v, from the ore all very much used by medical writers, court of the Gentiles. They turned Paul and specially the le.at (bncrcf>o.11.-/is), which is out of the iep&v, intencling to kill him, and used by St, Luke a.lone in the New Testa- shut the doors, lest, in the confusion and ment. The castle ( 'T¾v 1rapeµJ30J\.-l,v), "the the swaying to ancl fro of the crowd, the pre- ca.mp or barracks attached to the tower of cincts of the temple should chance to be Antonio." (Alford); ob. xxii. 2!; x:.iii. defiled with blood, or even with the presence 10, lG, 32. J,t means the ceatle-yo.rcl within of any who were uncleo.n (see the po.ssages the fortHico.tions, with whatever buildings from Josephus, quoted by Lewin, vol. ii. were in it. p. 142, note 11 ). Ver. 35.-Cr01.Dd for people, A.V. Borne Ver. 31.-Were seeking for went about, of the soldiers. Lifted off his legs and A.V.; up to for unto, A.V.; confusion for an carried up the steps. The stairs from tlie uproar, A.V. Tidings; <J,&.,ns, only here in temple area a.t the north-west corner to the the New 'I'esto.ment. The legal use of the castle of Antonia. (see ver. 31, note, and vcr. word in Greek is an "information" ago.inst 32). Alford quotes tho description of the any one l:i.icl before a magistrate. Here it fort Antonio. in Josephus,' Bell. Jud.,' v. v. is the information conveyed to the tribune 8, in which he says (Traill's translation), by the sentinels on guard (Lange; see Hist. "Its genera.I appearance was 1.hat of a tower of Sus11nna 55). Ca.me up; viz. to the with other towers at ea.eh of the four ce.stle of Antonia, to which steps led up from corners. That at the south-east angle rose the temple area on the north-west side (see to an elevation of seventy cubits, so that vers. 32 e.nd 35). The chief oe.pte.ill.; tile from thence there was e. complete view of chilio.rch, or tribune : literally, the com- the temple. Where it adjoined the colon- mander of a thousand men (see John xviii. nades of the temple it had po.,sages leading 12). The band (T,i><nreip1Js); the cohort which down to both, through which the guo.rcls- formed the Roman garrison of Al.ltonia. (see for in the fortress there always 1:i.y u. Roman eh. x. 1, note ; also vers. 32, 33, etc. ; eh. legion-descended and disposed themsel ,es xxii. 24, 26, etc.). about the colonnades in arms at the festi val.l!, Ver. 32.-And forthwith he for t11ho to watch the people, and repress e.ny immediately, A.V.; upon for unto, A.V.: insurrectionary mo,ement." and they, when, etc., left off for and when Ver. 36.-Cry-ing out for orying, A.V. they, etc., they left, A.V.; beating for beating Away with him. The cry of those who of, A.V. Ran down upon (,ca,-eopaµ.ev brl). thirsted for the blood of J esua Christ (Luko Ka.-ra.,-plxw only occurs he1·e iu the New xxiii. 18; see also eh. :u.i.i. 22, where the 'I'esto.ment, but is used in the LXX. of 1 sense comes out fully). Kings xix. 20, followed by lnrl,rQ,, to run o.fter. Ver. 37.-.About to be brought for to be In classical Greek it governs an accuse.tive led, A.V. ; saith for said, A.V.; say some- or genitive of the person or thing attacked. thing for speak, A.V.; and he for wl10, A.V.; Here the force of 1<aT&. seems to be merely dost thou kn0to for canst thou speak, A.V. tile running down from the castle of Antonia, About to be brought into the castle. He had and therefore the A.V. unto seems prefer- nearly reached the top of the stairs, 11n<l able to the R.V. upon. there was, perhaps, u brief halt while the Ver, 33.-Laid hold on for toolc, A.V.; gntes of tlio co.stle-yru:d were being opened. inquired for demanded, A.V. Leid hold on Paul seized the opportunity to udJress (i~el1.Cf/3ETo); see eh. xvii. 19, note. Bouncl Lysias in Greek. Dost thou !mow Greek 1 with two chains; ns St. Peter was (oh. xii. 6), ('Ell./\7Jv1crTl -,,vwcr,ms ;). According to some, "A/\ucru means properly " 11, chain on the )l.a}..ew is to be understood, "Dost thou know h11nds" llfl opposed to 1r{li1J, a fetter (l\fork v. how to speak Greek_?" 11fter the analogy of  176 THE A.OTB OF THE APOSTLES. [011, XXI. 1--40