Kisah Para Rasul 17:6
Konteks17:6 When they did not find them, they dragged 1 Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, 2 screaming, “These people who have stirred up trouble 3 throughout the world 4 have come here too,
Kisah Para Rasul 18:12
Konteks18:12 Now while Gallio 5 was proconsul 6 of Achaia, 7 the Jews attacked Paul together 8 and brought him before the judgment seat, 9
[17:6] 1 tn See BDAG 977-78 s.v. σύρω on this verb. It was used in everyday speech of dragging in fish by a net, or dragging away someone’s (presumably) dead body (Paul in Acts 14:19).
[17:6] 2 tn L&N 37.93 defines πολιτάρχης (politarch") 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’” (see also BDAG 845 s.v.).
[17:6] 3 tn Or “rebellion.” BDAG 72 s.v. ἀναστατόω has “disturb, trouble, upset,” but in light of the references in the following verse to political insurrection, “stirred up rebellion” would also be appropriate.
[17:6] 4 tn Or “the empire.” This was a way of referring to the Roman empire (BDAG 699 s.v. οἰκουμένη 2.b).
[17:6] sn Throughout the world. Note how some of those present had knowledge of what had happened elsewhere. Word about Paul and his companions and their message was spreading.
[18:12] 5 sn Gallio was proconsul of Achaia from
[18:12] 6 sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.
[18:12] 7 sn Achaia was a Roman province created in 146
[18:12] 8 tn Grk “with one accord.”
[18:12] 9 tn Although BDAG 175 s.v. βῆμα 3 gives the meaning “tribunal” for this verse and a number of modern translations use similar terms (“court,” NIV; “tribunal,” NRSV), there is no need for an alternative translation here since the bema was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time.
[18:12] sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a familiar item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city. So this was a very public event.