“kept” is phylassō [5442], which means “to watch,” “to guard closely,” or “to protect,” but not necessarily to place in a cell under lock and key.) —— Five days later, Ananias arrived with several elders—handpicked from among the Sadducees, no doubt—and an “attorney” (rhētōr [4489]), someone who was not an expert in Roman law as much as a professional speaker. Legal precedence and knowing the finer points of the legal code didn’t mean nearly as much in those days as convincing a ruler to act