en_tn/act/18/16.md

they all took

"everyone took" or "all of them grabbed". This is a hyperbole because every single member of the crowd could not take him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)

Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue

A Jewish ruler of the synagogue at Corinth. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

beat him

"hit him" or "punched him". Sosthenes was physically beaten.