Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Strove (diemaxonto). Imperfect middle of diamaxomai, old Attic verb, to fight it out (between, back and forth, fiercely). Here only in the N.T. It was a lively scrap and Luke pictures it as going on. The Pharisees definitely take Paul's side.
And what if a spirit hath spoken to him or an angel? (ei de pneuma elalhsen autw h aggelos). This is aposiopesis, not uncommon in the N.T., as in Luke 13:9; John 6:62 (Robertson, Grammar, p. 1203). See one also in Exodus 32:32.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 23:9:
Luke 13:9
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