Acts 19:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

body. skin. Greek. chros. Only here. Medical writers used chros instead of soma for body.

brought. Greek. epiphero. Only here, Acts 25:18; Romans 3:5.Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:16; Jude 1:9. The texts read apophero, carry.

unto. upon. Greek. epi. App-104.

sick. See John 11:3; John 11:4.

handkerchiefs. Greek. soudarion. See note on John 11:44.

aprons. Greek. simikinthion. Only here. The Latin semicinctium means girding half-way round. These would be the linen aprons used in the craft of tent-making.

diseases. Greek. nosos. See note on Matthew 4:23; Matthew 4:24.

departed. Greek. apallasso. Only here, Luke 12:58 (deliver). Hebrews 2:15 (deliver).

evil. wicked. Gr . poneros. App-128.

spirits. App-101.

of them. The texts omit.

Acts 19:12

12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.