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When they had tied him up (hos proeteinan auton). First aorist active indicative of proteinō, old verb to stretch forward, only here in the N.T. Literally, “When they stretched him forward.”
With the thongs (tois himasin). If the instrumental case of himas, old word for strap or thong (for sandals as Mar 1:7, or for binding criminals as here), then Paul was bent forward and tied by the thongs to a post in front to expose his back the better to the scourges. But tois himasin may be dative case and then it would mean “for the lashes.” In either case it is a dreadful scene of terrorizing by the chiliarch.
Unto the centurion that stood by (pros ton hestōta hekatontarchon). He was simply carrying out the orders of the chiliarch (cf. Mat 27:54). Why had not Paul made protest before this?
Is it lawful? (ei exestiṅ). This use of ei in indirect questions we have had before (Act 1:6).
A Roman and uncondemned (Romaion kai akatakriton). Just as in Act 16:37 which see. Blass says of Paul’s question: Interrogatio subironica esto4 confidentiae plena.