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Andδὲwhen they asked himἐρωτώντων αὐτῶνto stayμεῖναιforἐπὶa longerπλείοναtime,χρόνονhe did notοὐκconsent,ἐπένευσεν
Acts 18:20
Study it in the app“And when they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 18:20, word by word
- when they asked himἐρωτώντωνerōtōntōn
request
To ask someone to do something.
Where else “erōtōntōn” appears- to stayμεῖναιmeinai
stay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “meinai” appears- a longerπλείοναpleiona
more
Abundantly, often, or to a still higher degree.
Where else “pleiona” appears- timeχρόνονchronon
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronon” appears- consentἐπένευσενepeneusen
consent
Consent, nod in agreement.
Where else “epeneusen” appears
The context
19And they arrived at Ephesus, and he left them there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
20 · This verse (above)
21but taking leave of them and saying, “I will return to you again, if God wills,” he set sail from Ephesus.
To study Acts 18 in a group
1. What it says
With whom does Paul stay in Corinth, and what work did they do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Priscilla and Aquila take Apollos aside to explain the Way to him more accurately. How do they go about it? (vv. 24-26)
3. How I live it
Who has kindly helped you see something more clearly? How do you receive correction from another person?