Discovery BoxActs 18:17 
Context18:17 So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, 1 and began to beat 2 him in front of the judgment seat. 3 Yet none of these things were of any concern 4 to Gallio.
Acts 19:16
Context19:16 Then the man who was possessed by 5 the evil spirit jumped on 6 them and beat them all into submission. 7 He prevailed 8 against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.
1 tn That is, “the official in charge of the synagogue”; ἀρχισυνάγωγος (arcisunagwgo") refers to the “leader/president of a synagogue” (so BDAG 139 s.v. and L&N 53.93).
sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.
2 tn The imperfect verb ἔτυπτον (etupton) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
3 sn See the note on the term judgment seat in 18:12.
4 tn L&N 25.223 has “‘none of these things were of any concern to Gallio’ Ac 18:17.”
sn Rome was officially indifferent to such disputes. Gallio understood how sensitive some Jews would be about his meddling in their affairs. This is similar to the way Pilate dealt with Jesus. In the end, he let the Jewish leadership and people make the judgment against Jesus.
5 tn Grk “in whom the evil spirit was.”
6 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.”
7 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.
8 tn BDAG 484 s.v. ἰσχύω 3 has “win out, prevail…κατά τινος over, against someone Ac 19:16.”
