Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
When the Jews spake against it (antilegontwn twn Ioudaiwn). Genitive absolute again, antilegontwn (antilegw) common verb for speaking against as in Acts 13:45. Clementer dicit (Bengel). "The word is a mild one to describe the bitter enmity of the Jews" (Knowling).
I was constrained (hnagkasqhn). "I was compelled," first aorist passive indicative of anagkazw, the very word used of Paul's efforts to get the Christians to blaspheme (Acts 26:11) which see. Paul was compelled to appeal to Caesar (see Acts 25:11-12 for this phrase), unless Paul was willing to be the victim of Jewish hate when he had done no wrong.
Not that I had aught to accuse my nation of (oux wv tou eqnouv mou exwn ti kathgorein). This use of wv with a participle (exwn) is common in Greek for the alleged reason. The genitive case with the infinitive kathgorein is regular. Paul says eqnov instead of laov as in Acts 24:17; Acts 26:4.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 28:19:
Acts 25:11
Acts 28:22
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