Act 14:18 | RWP | e4.org | Scarce ( μολις ). Adverb in same sense as old μογις , from μολος , toil. Restrained ( κατεπαυσαν ). Effective first aorist active indicative of καταπαυω , old verb in causative sense to make abstain from. From doing sacrifice unto them ( του μη θυειν αυτοις ). Ablative case of the articular infinitive with redundant negative after κατεπαυσαν , regular Greek idiom (Robertson, Grammar , pp. 1094, 1171). It had been a harrowing and well-nigh a horrible ordeal, but finally Paul had won. If only nobody else had interposed!

‏ Acts 14:18

Scarce ( μολις ). Adverb in same sense as old μογις, from μολος, toil.

Restrained ( κατεπαυσαν ). Effective first aorist active indicative of καταπαυω, old verb in causative sense to make abstain from.

From doing sacrifice unto them ( του μη θυειν αυτοις ). Ablative case of the articular infinitive with redundant negative after κατεπαυσαν, regular Greek idiom (Robertson, Grammar, pp. 1094, 1171). It had been a harrowing and well-nigh a horrible ordeal, but finally Paul had won. If only nobody else had interposed!