Acts 12:1

That time [ε κ ε ι ν ο ν τ ο ν κ α ι ρ ο ν]. More correctly, that juncture. See on ch. Acts 1:7. The date is A. D. 44.

Herod the king. Called also Agrippa, and commonly known as Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great.

Stretched forth his hands [ε π ε β α λ ε ν τ α ς χ ε ι ρ α ς]. Lit. laid on his hands. The A. V. is wrong, and so is the Rev. Render, laid hands on certain of the church to afflict them.

Vex [κ α κ ω σ α ι]. Vex is used in the older and stronger sense of torment or oppress. See Exodus 22:21; Numbers 25:17; Matthew 14:22. Its modern usage relates rather to petty annoyances. Rev., better, afflict.