{Inasmuch as} (kathoti). According as (kata, hoti). Old
causal conjunction, but in N.T. only used in Luke's writings ( Lu
1:7  19:9  Ac 2:45  4:35  17:31 ). {Hath appointed a day}
(est(8873)en h(886d)eran) First aorist active indicative of hist(886d)i,
to place, set. God did set the day in his counsel and he will
fulfil it in his own time. {Will judge} (mellei krinein).
Rather, is going to judge, mell(935c) and the present active
infinitive of krin(935c). Paul here quotes  Ps 9:8  where krinei
occurs. {By the man whom he hath ordained} (en andri h(9369)
h(9372)isen). Here he adds to the Psalm the place and function of
Jesus Christ, a passage in harmony with Christ's own words in  Mt
25 . H(9369) (whom) is attracted from the accusative, object of
h(9372)isen (first aorist active indicative of horiz(935c)) to the
case of the antecedent andri. It has been said that Paul left
the simple gospel in this address to the council of the Areopagus
for philosophy. But did he? He skilfully caught their attention
by reference to an altar to an Unknown God whom he interprets to
be the Creator of all things and all men who overrules the whole
world and who now commands repentance of all and has revealed his
will about a day of reckoning when Jesus Christ will be Judge. He
has preached the unity of God, the one and only God, has
proclaimed repentance, a judgment day, Jesus as the Judge as
shown by his Resurrection, great fundamental doctrines, and
doubtless had much more to say when they interrupted his address.
There is no room here for such a charge against Paul. He rose to
a great occasion and made a masterful exposition of God's place
and power in human history. {Whereof he hath given assurance}
(pistin parasch(936e)). Second aorist active participle of
parech(935c), old verb to furnish, used regularly by Demosthenes for
bringing forward evidence. Note this old use of pistis as
conviction or ground of confidence ( Heb 11:1 ) like a note or
title-deed, a conviction resting on solid basis of fact. All the
other uses of pistis grow out of this one from peith(935c), to
persuade. {In that he hath raised him from the dead} (anast(8873)as
auton ek nekr(936e)). First aorist active participle of anist(886d)i,
causal participle, but literally, "having raised him from the
dead." This Paul knew to be a fact because he himself had seen
the Risen Christ. Paul has here come to the heart of his message
and could now throw light on their misapprehension about "Jesus
and the Resurrection" (verse  18 ). Here Paul has given the proof
of all his claims in the address that seemed new and strange to
them.