given him licence. Same word as "suffer" in Acts 21:39.
stood... and. standing.
beckoned. See note on Acts 12:17.
spake unto them. addressed (them). Greek. prosphoneo. Only here, Acts 22:2.Matthew 11:16; Luke 6:13; Luke 7:32; Luke 13:12; Luke 23:20.
Hebrew. Greek. Hebrais. Only here, Acts 22:2; Acts 26:14.
tongue. dialect. Greek. dialektos. See note on Acts 1:19. There should be no break before Acts 22.