Eutonos describes forceful, emphatic action, whether in public refutation or accusation.

The attested uses show an adverb marking forceful, emphatic action: public refutation in Acts 18:28 and accusation in Luke 23:10.

1. Forceful action in dispute or accusation · dominant

   In Acts 18:28, the adverb modifies Apollos's public refutation and scriptural demonstration; the APB renders the clause “For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public.” In Luke 23:10, it characterizes the high priests' and scribes' accusation; the APB renders them “vehemently accusing him.”

   Acts 18:28Luke 23:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the adverb with “powerfully” in Acts 18:28 and “vehemently” in Luke 23:10. These renderings confirm the clauses' forceful manner without fixing a separate meaning for each context.