multitude. crowd. Greek. ochlos.
rose up together. Greek. sunephistemi. Only here.
against. Greek. kata. App-104.
rent off. Greek. perirregnumi. Only here.
beat them. beat them with rods. Greek. rabdizo. Only here and 2 Corinthians 11:25. The lictors who attended on the praetors carried rods or staves (rabdos) for the purpose, and were called rod-bearers. Greek. rabdouchos. See Acts 16:35.