Acts 15:30

So they

(ο μεν ουν). As in verse Acts 15:3.When they were dismissed

(απολυθεντες). First aorist passive participle of απολυω, common verb to loosen, to dismiss. Possibly (Hackett) religious services were held as in verse Acts 15:33 (cf. Acts 13:3) and perhaps an escort for part of the way as in verse Acts 15:3.The multitude

(το πληθος). Public meeting of the church as in verses Acts 15:1-3. Deissmann (Bible Studies, p. 232) gives illustrations from the inscriptions of the use of πληθος for official, political, and religious gatherings. The committee formally "delivered" (επεδωκαν) the epistle to the church authorities.