Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Was gone (echlqen). Was gone out of the slave girl, second aorist active indicative of ecerxomai. "The two most important social revolutions worked by Christianity have been the elevation of woman and the abolition of slavery" (Furneaux). Both are illustrated here (Lydia and this slave girl). "The most sensitive part of 'civilized' man is the pocket" (Ramsay).
Laid hold on (epilabomenoi). Second aorist middle participle of epilambanw as in Acts 9:27; Acts 17:19, but here with hostile intent.
Dragged (eilkusan). First aorist active indicative of elkuw, late form of the old verb elkw (also in James 2:6) to draw as a sword, and then to drag one forcibly as here and Acts 21:30. It is also used of spiritual drawing as by Jesus in John 12:32. Here it is by violence.
Into the marketplace (eiv thn agoran). Into the Roman forum near which would be the courts of law as in our courthouse square, as in Acts 17:17. Marketing went on also (Mark 7:4), when the crowds collect (Mark 6:56), from ageirw, to collect or gather.
Unto the rulers (epi touv arxontav). General Greek term for "the magistrates."
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 16:19:
John 6:44
Acts 17:6
Acts 18:17
Acts 21:30
James 2:6
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