Acts 15:30 - Exposition

They, when they were dismissed, came down for when they were dismissed, they came, A.V.; having gathered for when they had gathered, A.V. The multitude does not exactly express the idea of τὸ πλῆθος , which is the fullness or the whole of the body spoken of. Thus Luke 1:10 , πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ λαοῦ is "The whole congregation;" Luke 2:13 , πλῆθος στρατιᾶς οὐρανίου is "The whole heavenly host;" Luke 19:37 , ἄπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν , " The whole company of the disciples;" also Acts 6:2 and Acts 4:32 , τὸ πλῆθος τῶν πιστευσάντων is "The whole company of believers;" Acts 22:1-30 :36, τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ λαοῦ is "The whole body of the people;" in Acts 22:12 of this chapter, πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος is "The whole Church of Jerusalem.'' So here, τὸ πλῆθος means "The whole Church."