{As they were seeking to kill him} (z(8874)ount(936e) aut(936e)).
Genitive absolute of z(8874)e(935c), to seek, without aut(936e) (they).
This was their real purpose. {Tidings} (phasis). From phain(935c),
to show. Old word for the work of informers and then the exposure
of secret crime. In LXX. Here only in the N.T. {Came up}
(aneb(885c)). Naturally in the wild uproar. The Roman guard during
festivals was kept stationed in the Tower of Antonia at the
northwest corner of the temple overlooking the temple and
connected by stairs (verse  35 ). {To the chief captain} (	(9369)
chiliarch(9369)). Commander of a thousand men or cohort ( Mr
15:16 ). His name was Claudius Lysias. {Of the band} (	(8873)
speir(8873)). Each legion had six tribunes and so each tribune
(chiliarch) had a thousand if the cohort had its full quota. See
on 气0:1; 27:1|. The word is the Latin _spira_ (anything rolled
up). Note the genitive speir(8873) instead of speiras (Attic).
{Was in confusion} (sunchunnetai). Present passive indicative
of sunchunn(935c) (see verse  27 , sunecheon). This is what the
conspirators had desired.