81 Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. .
82 παραγγέλλω has “to make an announcement about someth. that must be done, give orders, command, instruct, direct of all kinds of persons in authority, worldly rulers, Jesus, the apostles … παραγγέλλειν an inf. and μή comes to mean forbid to do someth.: π. τινί aor. inf. Lk 5:14; 8:56; without the , which is easily supplied fr. the context Ac 23:22.” However, if the direct discourse which follows is to be retained in the translation, a different translation must be used since it is awkward to introduce direct discourse with the verb to forbid. Thus the alternative to direct was used.
83 On this verb, see ἐμφανίζω 2. The term was frequently used of an official report to authorities. In modern terms, this was a police tip.

In other versions

So the tribune dismissed the young man, charging him, “Tell no one that you have informed me of these things.”

The commander dismissed the young man with this warning: “Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Don’t tell anyone that you have informed me about this.”

“Don’t let anyone know you told me this,” the commander warned the young man.

So the military tribune sent the young man away, directing him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”

So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.

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