Acts 19:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

man. Greek. anthropos. App-123.

leaped. Greek. ephallomai. Only here.

overcame. having over powered. Greek. katakcurieuo. Here, Matthew 20:25.Mark 10:42; 1 Peter 5:3.

them. The texts read "them both". So it would seem only two of them were acting.

and prevailed. Literally were strong. Greek. ischuo. See note on Acts 15:10.

wounded. Greek. traumatizo. Only here and Luke 20:12.

Acts 19:16

16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.