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Andδὲthey allπάντεςseizedἐπιλαβόμενοιSosthenes,Σωσθένηνthe synagogue leader,τὸν ἀρχισυνάγωγονandwere beating himἔτυπτονin front ofἔμπροσθενthe judgment seat;τοῦ βήματοςandκαὶnoneοὐδὲνof these thingsτούτωνmatteredἔμελενto Gallio.τῷ Γαλλίωνι
Acts 18:17
Study it in the app“And they all seized Sosthenes, the synagogue leader, and were beating him in front of the judgment seat; and none of these things mattered to Gallio.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 18:17, word by word
- seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoi
seize
To grip someone, or arrest them.
Where else “epilabomenoi” appears- SosthenesΣωσθένηνSōsthenēn
Sosthenes
Sosthenes, leader of the synagogue in Corinth who was beaten before the tribunal; also a brother named with Paul in 1 Corinthians.
Where else “Sōsthenēn” appears- the synagogue leaderἀρχισυνάγωγονarchisynagōgon
synagogue leader
Leader of a synagogue, the man in charge of its meetings.
Where else “archisynagōgon” appears- were beating himἔτυπτονetypton
strike
Strike, beat.
Where else “etypton” appears- in front ofἔμπροσθενemprosthen
before, in front of
In front of, before.
Where else “emprosthen” appears- the judgment seatβήματοςbēmatos
judgment seat
The seat where the judge sits.
Where else “bēmatos” appears- matteredἔμελενemelen
be of concern
Matter, be a concern to someone.
Where else “emelen” appears- to GallioΓαλλίωνιGalliōni
Gallio
Gallio, brother of the philosopher Seneca, proconsul of Achaia about AD 51-52.
Where else “Galliōni” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts read “all the Greeks.”
The context
16And he drove them from the judgment seat.
17 · This verse (above)
18And Paul, having stayed many more days, took leave of the brothers and sailed away for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila, having had his head shaved in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
To study Acts 18 in a group
1. What it says
With whom does Paul stay in Corinth, and what work did they do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Priscilla and Aquila take Apollos aside to explain the Way to him more accurately. How do they go about it? (vv. 24-26)
3. How I live it
Who has kindly helped you see something more clearly? How do you receive correction from another person?