| 30. Linguistic Exegesis ekinethe {ἐκινήθη | e-kínē-thē} ‘was stirred’ appears first for emphasis on the city’s disturbance, followed by the subject he polis hole {ἡ πόλις ὅλη | hē pó-lis hó-lē} to highlight scope. The enclitic te {τε | te} and conjunction kai1 {καὶ | kaí} link to the next event, where egeneto syndrome tou laou {ἐγένετο συνδρομὴ τοῦ λαοῦ | e-gé-ne-to syn-dro-mḗ toû la-oû} introduces the crowd’s rush. The nominative participle epilabomenoi tou Paulou {ἐπιλαβόμενοι τοῦ Παύλου | e-pi-la-bó-me-noi toû Paú-lou} functions circumstantially (“having seized Paul”), leading into the imperfect heilkon {εἷλκον | heíl-kon} ‘they were dragging,’ with auton {αὐτὸν | au-tòn} as object. The adverb exo {ἔξω | éx-ō} and genitive phrase tou hierou {τοῦ ἱεροῦ | toû hi-e-róu} specify “out of the temple.” Finally, kai3 {καὶ | kaí} plus eutheos {εὐθέως | eu-thé-ōs} ‘immediately’ modifies ekleisthesan {ἐκλείσθησαν | e-kleís-thē-san} ‘were shut,’ with hai thyrai {αἱ θύραι | haí thú-rai} as subject, indicating the gates’ prompt closing. |