Acts 19:16-17

19:16 Then the man who was possessed by 1  the evil spirit jumped on 2  them and beat them all into submission. 3  He prevailed 4  against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded. 19:17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, 5  both Jews and Greeks; fear came over 6  them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised. 7 

1 tn Grk “in whom the evil spirit was.”

2 tn Grk “the man in whom the evil spirit was, jumping on them.” The participle ἐφαλόμενος (efalomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. L&N 15.239 has “ἐφαλόμενος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐπ᾿ αὐτούς ‘the man jumped on them’ Ac 19:16.”

3 tn Grk “and beating them all into submission.” The participle κατακυριεύσας (katakurieusa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. According to W. Foerster, TDNT 3:1098, the word means “the exercise of dominion against someone, i.e., to one’s own advantage.” These exorcists were shown to be powerless in comparison to Jesus who was working through Paul.

4 tn BDAG 484 s.v. ἰσχύω 3 has “win out, prevail…κατά τινος over, against someone Ac 19:16.”

5 map For location see JP1-D2; JP2-D2; JP3-D2; JP4-D2.

6 tn Grk “fell on.” BDAG 377 s.v. ἐπιπίπτω 2 has “φόβος ἐ. ἐπί τινα fear came upon someone…Ac 19:17.”

7 tn Or “exalted.”