² tn That is, the chief Roman official. Several inscriptions have confirmed the use of πρῶτος (prōtos) as an administrative title used on the island of Malta for the highest Roman official. See further BDAG 852 s.v. Πόπλιος.

² tn L&N 37.93 defines πολιτάρχης (politarchēs) as “a public official responsible for administrative matters within a town or city and a member of the ruling council of such a political unit—‘city official.’”

¹ sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bēma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and usually furnished with a seat. It was used by officials in addressing an assembly or making official pronouncements, often of a judicial nature.

² sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bēma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and usually furnished with a seat. It was used by officials in addressing an assembly or making official pronouncements, often of a judicial nature.

¹ tn Heb “and they divided them by lots, these with these, for the officials of the holy place and the officials of God were from the sons of Eleazar and among the sons of Ithamar.”

¹ tn In context “laying hands on anyone” refers to ordination or official installation of someone as an elder.

³ sn Despite the official assessment that no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment, there was no effort to release Paul.

¹ tn Grk “Procurator.” The official Roman title has been translated as “governor” (BDAG 433 s.v. ἡγεμών 2).

³ tn Grk “Felix the procurator.” The official Roman title has been translated as “governor” (BDAG 433 s.v. ἡγεμών 2).

² sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.

¹ sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.

³ sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.

¹ tn Heb “The overseer of the court officials.” The subject has been specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.

¹ tn Heb “a man,” but אִישׁ (ʾish) probably refers here to “each” of the officials mentioned in the previous verse.

¹ tn Or “certainly the officials of Zoan are fools.” אַךְ (’akh) can carry the sense, “only, nothing but,” or “certainly, surely.”

⁴ tn The word “official” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Or “the Book of the Official Records”; NRSV “the Book of the Annals”; NLT “The Book of History.”

⁴ sn Once the priest pronounced the house “unclean” everything in it was also officially unclean. Therefore, if they emptied the house of its furniture, etc. before the official pronouncement by the priest those possessions would thereby remain officially “clean” and avoid destruction or purification procedures.

¹ sn The governor was an official called an “ethnarch” who was appointed to rule on behalf of a king over a certain region.

³ tn BDAG 144 s.v. ἀσπάζομαι 1.b states, “Of official visits pay one’s respects to…Ac 25:13.”