Acts 18:9

vision. Greek. horama. See note on Acts 7:31.

speak. Greek. laleo. App-121.

hold... thy peace. be... silent. Greek. siopao. Only here in Acts, ten times in the Gospels. This is the Figure of speech Pleonasm. App-6.

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