Acts 24:4 - Exposition

But for notwithstanding, A.V.; I entreat thee for I pray thee, A.V.; to hear for that thou wouldest hear, A.V. Of thy clemency ( τῇ σῇ ἐπιεικείᾳ ) . The word is rendered "gentleness" in 2 Corinthians 10:1 , where alone it occurs in the New Testament; ἐπιείκης is most frequently rendered "gentle" (l Timothy 2 Corinthians 3:3 (R.V.); Titus 3:2 ; James 3:17 ; 1 Peter 2:18 ). A few words . The Greek has συντόμως , briefly, concisely, found only here in the New Testament, but common in classical Greek and especially in medical writers, where it means "rapidly," "in a short time."