{So they} (hoi men oun). As in verse  3 . {When they were
dismissed} (apoluthentes). First aorist passive participle of
apolu(935c), common verb to loosen, to dismiss. Possibly (Hackett)
religious services were held as in verse  33  (cf.  13:3 ) and
perhaps an escort for part of the way as in verse  3 . {The
multitude} (	o pl(8874)hos). Public meeting of the church as in
verses  1-3 . Deissmann (_Bible Studies_, p. 232) gives
illustrations from the inscriptions of the use of pl(8874)hos for
official, political, and religious gatherings. The committee
formally "delivered" (eped(936b)an) the epistle to the church
authorities.