hearing = examination. Greek. diagnosis. Only here. See note on Act_23:15.
Augustus. Greek. Sebastos. The Greek word means "venerable", the same as the Latin augustus, a title first used by Octavianus, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, and his successor, and by the Emperors succeeding. Compare the title "Ahasuerus". App-57.
kept. Same as "reserved".
send. Greek. pempo.App-174., but the texts read anapempo. App-174.