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butἀλλὰtaking leave of themἀποταξάμενοςandκαὶsaying,εἰπών“I will returnἀνακάμψωtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςagain,ΠάλινifGodτοῦ θεοῦwills,”θέλοντοςhe set sailἀνήχθηfromἀπὸEphesus.τῆς Ἐφέσου
Acts 18:21
Study it in the app“but taking leave of them and saying, “I will return to you again, if God wills,” he set sail from Ephesus.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 18:21, word by word
- taking leave of themἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenos
say goodbye
To bid someone farewell before leaving.
Where else “apotaxamenos” appears- sayingεἰπώνeipōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipōn” appears- “I will returnἀνακάμψωanakampsō
return
Return, turn back.
Where else “anakampsō” appears- againΠάλινPalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “Palin” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- willsθέλοντοςthelontos
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelontos” appears- he set sailἀνήχθηanēchthē
set sail
To set out to sea by boat.
Where else “anēchthē” appears- EphesusἘφέσουEphesou
Ephesus
See it on the mapWhere else “Ephesou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add: “I must by all means keep the coming feast in Jerusalem.”
Places in this verse
Ephesus
Today: Ephesus ruins, near Selçuk, Turkey
A great port city on the west coast of present-day Turkey.
Paul lived there about three years, teaching (Acts 19:1, 10; 20:31). The letter to the Ephesians and the first message in Revelation are addressed to its assembly (Eph 1:1; Rev 2:1).
The context
20And when they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,
21 · This verse (above)
22And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
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?