And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
And when they had been there many days, [pleious (G4119)] - 'several days,'
Festus declared Paul's cause, [anetheto (G394) - later Greek in this sense: cf. Galatians 2:2, Gr.] - 'laid Paul's cause before the king'-taking advantage of the presence of one who might be presumed to know such matters better than himself; though the lapse of 'several days' before the subject was touched on shows that it gave Festus little trouble.
Saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix;