Stephen thy witness for thy martyr Stephen, A.V.; consenting for consenting unto his death, A.V. and T.R.; keeping the garments for kept the raiment, A.V. Consenting; συνευδοκῶν (above, Acts 8:1; Luke 11:48; Romans 1:32; 1 Corinthians 7:12, 1 Corinthians 7:13).
It is also found in I Mace. 1:60; 2 Macc. 11:34, 35. Of them that slew him ( τῶν ἀναιρούν των αὐτόν). ἀναιρέω, in the sense of "to kill," is a favorite word of St. Luke's (Luke 22:2; Luke 23:1-56.
32; Acts 2:23; Acts 5:33, Acts 5:36; Acts 7:28; Acts 9:23, Acts 9:24, Acts 9:29; Acts 10:39; Acts 12:2; Acts 13:28; Acts 16:27; Acts 22:20; Acts 23:1-35. 15, 21, 27; Acts 25:3; Acts 26:10); but elsewhere in the New Testament only Matthew 2:16 and 2 Thessalonians 2:8, R.
T. It is frequent in the LXX. and also in medical writers in the sense of "taking away" or "removing."