Acts 16:1

“And he arrived also at Derbe and at Lystra. And look, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman, but of a Greek father.”

Acts 16:1 · direct translation from the Greek
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Acts 16:1, word by word

he arrivedΚατήντησενKatēntēsen

arrive

To end a journey at a city or place.

Where else “Katēntēsen” appears
DerbeΔέρβηνDerbēn

Derbe

Derbe, a city of Lycaonia.

Where else “Derbēn” appears
LystraΛύστρανLystran

Lystra

Lystra, a city of Lycaonia, the hometown of Timothy.

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discipleμαθητήςmathētēs

disciple

A follower of Jesus.

Where else “mathētēs” appears
wasἦνēn

there is

Something exists somewhere, or happens.

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namedὀνόματιonomati

name

The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.

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TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheos

Timothy

Timothy: a disciple and companion of Paul, of a Jewish mother and a Greek father.

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the sonυἱὸςhuios

son

A son.

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of a believingπιστῆςpistēs

believer

Someone who trusts in Jesus.

Where else “pistēs” appears
JewishἸουδαίαςIoudaias

Jew

A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.

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womanγυναικὸςgynaikos

woman

An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.

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of a GreekἝλληνοςHellēnos

Gentile

Someone who is not a Jew.

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fatherπατρὸςpatros

parents

A family's father; sometimes father and mother.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2He was well attested by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.

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To study Acts 16 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What do Paul and Silas do at midnight in prison, and what happens afterward? (vv. 25-26)

  2. 2. What it means

    Why does the jailer ask what he must do, and how do Paul and Silas answer him? (vv. 27-31)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Paul and Silas prayed and sang on a very hard night (v. 25). What gives you courage when you go through a night like that?

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