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Act 1:13. Ὑπερῷον) So the LXX. render עליה; Gregory says, “ὑπερῶα in the Scriptures were places in that part of the house which was farthest removed from the ground, set apart by the Jews for private prayer, looking towards the temple of Solomon or its site; which, on account of their consecration and suitable privacy, were used by the apostles for Christian purposes.”-Obs. ch. 3, where he describes at large ὑπερῷα.-Πέτρος, Peter) Construe this, etc., with ἀνέβησαν.[3] As to the order of the apostles, see on Mat 10:2.[4] The article is added to Peter, rather than to the rest, as he was the foremost, ch. Act 3:11, Act 4:13; Act 4:19, Act 8:14; although not always so, ch. Act 3:4. By means of these few and despised men, without any other human helps, Christ brought the world to the obedience of the faith.
[3] Not with ἦσαν καταμένοντες, as Engl. Vers. The commas should be after εἰσῆλθον, and after καταμένοντες, “when they were come in, Peter, etc., went up into an upper room, where they were abiding, or staying.”-E. and T.
[4] Thomas is in this list put above Bartholomew, below whom he is placed in Matthew, Mark, and Luke; also above Matthew, below whom he is placed in Mark and Luke. In Matthew, owing to the modesty of the Evangelist, Thomas is put before Matthew. The higher place given Thomas in Acts answers to the confirmation of his faith, Joh 20:27-28, which was subsequent to the time referred to, when the Evangelists mention him in their respective lists.-E. and T.