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That time (ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν)
More correctly, that juncture. See on Act 1:7. The date is A. D. 44.
Herod the king
Called also Agrippa, and commonly known as Herod Agrippa I., the grandson of Herod the Great.
Stretched forth his hands (ἐπέβαλεν τὰς χεῖρας)
Lit., laid on his hands. The A. V. is wrong, and so is the Rev. Render, laid hand, on certain of the church to afflict them.
Vex (κακῶσαι)
Vex is used in the older and stronger sense of torment or oppress. See Exo 22:21; Num 25:17; Mat 15:22. Its modern usage relates rather to petty annoyances. Rev., better, afflict.