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Andκαὶhe tookπαραλαβὼνthemαὐτοὺςinἐνthatἐκείνῃhourτῇ ὥρᾳof the nightτῆς νυκτὸςandwashed themἔλουσενfromἀπὸtheir wounds,τῶν πληγῶνandκαὶheαὐτὸςandκαὶallπάντεςhis familyοἱ αὐτοῦwere immersedἐβαπτίσθηimmediately.παραχρῆμα
Acts 16:33
Study it in the app“And he took them in that hour of the night and washed them from their wounds, and he and all his family were immersed immediately.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:33, word by word
- he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōn
take along
To take someone along, into one's care or company.
Where else “paralabōn” appears- hourὥρᾳhōrai
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōrai” appears- of the nightνυκτὸςnyktos
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyktos” appears- washed themἔλουσενelousen
bathe
Bathe, wash the whole body (unlike nipto, washing one part, such as the feet or hands).
Where else “elousen” appears- their woundsπληγῶνplēgōn
blow
The mark or harm a blow or a whip leaves on the body.
Where else “plēgōn” appears- were immersedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthē
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “ebaptisthē” appears- immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēma
immediately
Immediately, at that very moment, on the spot.
Where else “parachrēma” appears
The context
32And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house.
33 · This verse (above)
34And he brought them up into his house and set a table before them, and he rejoiced with his whole household at having believed in God.
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?