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@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ Possible meanings are 1) the Gentiles beat Sosthenes in the court in front of th
 
 "many people seized" or "many of them grabbed"
 
-# Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue
-
-Sosthenes was "the ruler of the synagogue" at Corinth.
-
 # beat him
 
 "repeatedly hit him" or "repeatedly punched him."