Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
But Elymas--or "the wise."
for so is his name by interpretation--the word is from the Arabic.
withstood them--perceiving, probably, how eagerly the proconsul was drinking in the word, and fearing a dismissal. (Compare 2 Timothy 3:8).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Acts 13:4-5
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