Robertson Word Pictures - Acts 28:23 - 28:23

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Robertson Word Pictures - Acts 28:23 - 28:23


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Appointed (taxamenoi). First aorist middle participle of tassō. Formal arrangement as in Mat 28:16 when Jesus appointed the mountain for his meeting in Galilee.

In great number (pleiones). Comparative of polus, “more than a few.”

Expounded (exetitheto). Imperfect middle of ektithēmi, to set forth, as in Act 11:4; Act 18:26. He did it with detail and care and spent all day at it, “from morning till evening” (apo prōi heōs hesperas). In N.T. only here, Act 4:3 and Luk 24:29, though common word.

Persuading them concerning Jesus (peithōn autous peri tou Iēsou). Conative present active participle, trying to persuade. It was only about Jesus that he could make good his claim concerning the hope of Israel (Act 28:20). It was Paul’s great opportunity. So he appealed both to Moses and to the prophets for proof as it was his custom to do.