ως 5613 ADV δε 1161 CONJ εμελλον 3195 5707 V-IAI-3P αι 3588 T-NPF επτα 2033 A-NUI ημεραι 2250 N-NPF συντελεισθαι 4931 5745 V-PPN οι 3588 T-NPM απο 575 PREP της 3588 T-GSF ασιας 773 N-GSF ιουδαιοι 2453 A-NPM θεασαμενοι 2300 5666 V-ADP-NPM αυτον 846 P-ASM εν 1722 PREP τω 3588 T-DSN ιερω 2411 N-DSN συνεχεον 4797 5707 V-IAI-3P παντα 3956 A-ASM τον 3588 T-ASM οχλον 3793 N-ASM και 2532 CONJ επεβαλον 1911 5627 V-2AAI-3P τας 3588 T-APF χειρας 5495 N-APF επ 1909 PREP αυτον 846 P-ASM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
27. Asia. See on ch. ii. 9.Stirred up (suneceon). Only here in New Testament. Lit., poured together, threw into confusion. See on confounded, ch. ii. 6; and confusion, ch. xix. 29.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
21:27 {The seven days} (hai hepta hemerai). For which Paul had taken the vow, though there may be an allusion to the pentecostal week for which Paul had desired to be present (#20:16). There is no necessary connection with the vow in #18:15. In #24:17 Paul makes a general reference to his purpose in coming to Jerusalem to bring alms and offerings (prosforas, sacrifices). Paul spent seven days in Troas (#20:6), Tyre (#21:4), and had planned for seven here if not more. It was on the last of the seven days when Paul was completing his offerings about the vows on all five that the incident occurred that was to make him a prisoner for five years. {When they saw him in the temple} (qeasamenoi auton en twi hierwi). First aorist middle participle of qeaomai (from qea, a view, cf. theatre) to behold. In the very act of honoring the temple these Jews from Asia raise a hue and cry that he is dishonoring it. Paul was not known by face now to many of the Jerusalem Jews, though once the leader of the persecution after the death of Stephen and the outstanding young Jew of the day. But the Jews in Ephesus knew him only too well, some of whom are here at the pentecostal feast. They had plotted against him in Ephesus to no purpose (#Ac 19:23-41; 20:19), but now a new opportunity had come. It is possible that the cry was led by Alexander put forward by the Jews in Ephesus (#19:33) who may be the same as Alexander the coppersmith who did Paul so much harm (#2Ti 4:14). Paul was not in the inner sanctuary (ho naos), but only in the outer courts (to hieron). {Stirred up all the multitude} (suneceon panta ton oclon). Imperfect (kept on) active of suncew or suncunw (-unnw), to pour together, to confuse as in #Ac 2:6; 9:22; 19:31,32; 21:31 and here to stir up by the same sort of confusion created by Demetrius in Ephesus where the same word is used twice (#19:31,32). The Jews from Ephesus had learned it from Demetrius the silversmith. {Laid hands on him} (epebalan ep' auton tas ceiras). Second aorist (ingressive, with endings of the first aorist, -an) active indicative of epiballw, old verb to lay upon, to attack (note repetition of epi). They attacked and seized Paul before the charge was made.
