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Soδὲthenτότεthe brothersοἱ ἀδελφοὶat onceεὐθέωςsent offἐξαπέστειλανPaulτὸν Παῦλονto goπορεύεσθαιas far asἕως ἐπὶthe sea,τὴν θάλασσανandτεbothτεSilasὅ ΣιλᾶςandκαὶTimothyὁ Τιμόθεοςremainedὑπέμεινάνthere.ἐκεῖ
Acts 17:14
Study it in the app“So then the brothers at once sent off Paul to go as far as the sea, and both Silas and Timothy remained there.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:14, word by word
- thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- the brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- at onceεὐθέωςeutheōs
immediately
Immediately, at once.
Where else “eutheōs” appears- sent offἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilan
send away
To dismiss someone.
Where else “exapesteilan” appears- PaulΠαῦλονPaulon
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulon” appears- to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthai
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuesthai” appears- the seaθάλασσανthalassan
sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “thalassan” appears- SilasΣιλᾶςSilas
Silas
Silas, a leader of the believers in Jerusalem and a companion of Paul; also called Silvanus.
Where else “Silas” appears- TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheos
Timothy
Timothy: a disciple and companion of Paul, of a Jewish mother and a Greek father.
Where else “Timotheos” appears- remainedὑπέμεινάνhypemeinan
stay behind
To linger when the others leave.
Where else “hypemeinan” appears
The context
13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in Berea also, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.
14 · This verse (above)
15And those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving an instruction for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as soon as possible, they departed.
To study Acts 17 in a group
1. What it says
What did the people of Berea do with what Paul said, and what came of it? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
In Athens, Paul starts from the altar "to an unknown god" (vv. 22-23). Why does he begin with something they already knew?
3. How I live it
When talking with someone who thinks differently, how can you start from what you share and listen with respect?