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Andδὲcoming outἐξελθόντεςofἀπὸthe prison,τῆς φυλακῆςthey went inεἰσῆλθονtoπρὸςLydia,τὴν Λυδίανandκαὶwhen they sawἰδόντεςthe brothers,τοὺς ἀδελφοὺςthey encouraged themπαρεκάλεσανandκαὶdeparted.ἐξῆλθαν
Acts 16:40
Study it in the app“And coming out of the prison, they went in to Lydia, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:40, word by word
- coming outἐξελθόντεςexelthontes
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exelthontes” appears- the prisonφυλακῆςphylakēs
prison
The place where prisoners are shut in.
Where else “phylakēs” appears- they went inεἰσῆλθονeisēlthon
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eisēlthon” appears- LydiaΛυδίανLydian
Lydia
Lydia, a woman from Thyatira who sold purple cloth in Philippi.
Where else “Lydian” appears- when they sawἰδόντεςidontes
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idontes” appears- the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphous
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphous” appears- they encouraged themπαρεκάλεσανparekalesan
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parekalesan” appears
The context
39And they came and appealed to them, and bringing them out, they asked them to go away from the city.
40 · This verse (above)
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?