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AndδὲafterΜετὰthe uproarτὸν θόρυβονhad ceased,τὸ παύσασθαιPaulὁ Παῦλοςsent forμεταπεμψάμενοςthe disciples,τοὺς μαθητὰςandκαὶhaving encouraged themπαρακαλέσαςandsaid farewell,ἀσπασάμενοςhe departedἐξῆλθενto goπορεύεσθαιtoεἰςMacedonia.Μακεδονίαν
Acts 20:1
Study it in the app“And after the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and having encouraged them and said farewell, he departed to go to Macedonia.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:1, word by word
- the uproarθόρυβονthorybon
uproar
Uproar, commotion.
Where else “thorybon” appears- had ceasedπαύσασθαιpausasthai
stop, cease
Stop, cease, finish; in the active, make stop, keep from.
Where else “pausasthai” appears- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- sent forμεταπεμψάμενοςmetapempsamenos
send for, summon
Send for someone, have them brought; summon.
Where else “metapempsamenos” appears- the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētas
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētas” appears- having encouraged themπαρακαλέσαςparakalesas
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parakalesas” appears- said farewellἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenos
greet
To greet.
Where else “aspasamenos” appears- he departedἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears- to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthai
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuesthai” appears- MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonian
Macedonia
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Places in this verse
Macedonia
Today: northern Greece, plus North Macedonia and Bulgaria
A region of northern Greece, by the north of the Aegean Sea.
Paul saw in a vision a man begging, "Come over to Macedonia and help us" (Acts 16:9). There he started the assemblies in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea (Acts 16–17).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And when he had gone through those regions and encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece.
To study Acts 20 in a group
1. What it says
What happens to Eutychus while Paul speaks for so long, and how does the night end? (vv. 7-12)
2. What it means
In his farewell to the Ephesian elders, Paul recalls Jesus' words about giving. What do they say, and why does he quote them? (vv. 33-35)
3. How I live it
Paul worked with his hands to help the weak (vv. 34-35). What can you give someone today, in time or attention?