Act 23:23 | RWP | e4.org | Two ( τινας δυο ). "Some two" as in , indicating (Page) that they were not specially chosen. Soldiers ( στρατιωτας ), horsemen ( ιππεις ), spearmen ( δεξιολαβους ). The three varieties of troops in a Roman army like the cohort of Lysias (Page). The στρατιωτα were the heavy-armed legionaries, the ιππεις belonged to every legion, the δεξιολαβο were light-armed supplementary troops who carried a lance in the right hand ( δεξιος , right, λαμβανω , to take). Vulgate, lancearios . At the third hour of the night ( απο τριτης ωρας της νυκτος ). About nine in the evening.

‏ Acts 23:23

Two ( τινας δυο ). "Some two" as in Lu 7:19, indicating (Page) that they were not specially chosen.

Soldiers ( στρατιωτας ),

horsemen ( ιππεις ),

spearmen ( δεξιολαβους ). The three varieties of troops in a Roman army like the cohort of Lysias (Page). The στρατιωτα were the heavy-armed legionaries, the ιππεις belonged to every legion, the δεξιολαβο were light-armed supplementary troops who carried a lance in the right hand ( δεξιος, right, λαμβανω, to take). Vulgate, lancearios. At the third hour of the night ( απο τριτης ωρας της νυκτος ). About nine in the evening.