Acts 24:25

Verse 25. And as he reasoned. Greek, "And he discoursing." dialegomenou de autou No argument should be drawn from the word that is used here, to prove that Paul particularly appealed to reason, or that his discourse was argumentative. That it was so, is indeed not improbable, from all that we know of the man, and from the topics on which he discoursed. But the word used here means simply, as he discoursed, and is applied usually to making a public address, to preaching, etc., in whatever way it is done, Ac 17:2; 18:4,19; 19:8,9; 24:12. Felix and Drusilla intended this as a matter of entertainment or amusement.