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Andδὲasking forαἰτήσαςlights,φῶταhe rushed inεἰσεπήδησενand,καὶtrembling,ἔντρομος γενόμενοςfell down beforeπροσέπεσενPaulτῷ ΠαύλῳandκαὶSilas.τῷ Σιλᾷ
Acts 16:29
Study it in the app“And asking for lights, he rushed in and, trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:29, word by word
- asking forαἰτήσαςaitēsas
ask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “aitēsas” appears- lightsφῶταphōta
light
Light from the sun, a lamp or heaven.
Where else “phōta” appears- he rushed inεἰσεπήδησενeisepēdēsen
rush in
Rush in, spring inside.
Where else “eisepēdēsen” appears- tremblingἔντρομοςentromos
trembling
Trembling with fear.
Where else “entromos” appears- tremblingγενόμενοςgenomenos
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genomenos” appears- fell down beforeπροσέπεσενprosepesen
fall before
To throw oneself at someone's feet.
Where else “prosepesen” appears- PaulΠαύλῳPaulōi
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulōi” appears- SilasΣιλᾷSilai
Silas
Silas, a leader of the believers in Jerusalem and a companion of Paul; also called Silvanus.
Where else “Silai” appears
The context
28But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, “Do no harm to yourself, for we are all here!”
29 · This verse (above)
30And bringing them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
To study Acts 16 in a group
1. What it says
What do Paul and Silas do at midnight in prison, and what happens afterward? (vv. 25-26)
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. 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?