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Andκαὶthey cameἐλθόντεςandappealed toπαρεκάλεσανthem,αὐτούςandκαὶbringing them out,ἐξαγαγόντεςthey asked themἠρώτωνto go awayἀπελθεῖνfromἀπὸthe city.τῆς πόλεως
Acts 16:39
Study it in the app“And they came and appealed to them, and bringing them out, they asked them to go away from the city.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:39, word by word
- they cameἐλθόντεςelthontes
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthontes” appears- appealed toπαρεκάλεσανparekalesan
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parekalesan” appears- bringing them outἐξαγαγόντεςexagagontes
lead out
Lead out, bring out.
Where else “exagagontes” appears- they asked themἠρώτωνērōtōn
request
To ask someone to do something.
Where else “ērōtōn” appears- to go awayἀπελθεῖνapelthein
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apelthein” appears- the cityπόλεωςpoleōs
city, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appears
The context
38And the officers reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.
39 · This verse (above)
40And coming out of the prison, they went in to Lydia, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
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?