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Andδὲwhen he had gone upἀναβὰςandκαὶbrokenκλάσαςbreadτὸν ἄρτονandκαὶeaten,γευσάμενοςandτεtalked with themὁμιλήσαςa long while,ἐφ’ ἱκανόνuntilἄχριdaybreak,αὐγῆςthenοὕτωςhe departed.ἐξῆλθεν
Acts 20:11
Study it in the app“And when he had gone up and broken bread and eaten, and talked with them a long while, until daybreak, then he departed.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:11, word by word
- when he had gone upἀναβὰςanabas
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anabas” appears- brokenκλάσαςklasas
break
Break, especially bread.
Where else “klasas” appears- breadἄρτονarton
bread
A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.
Where else “arton” appears- eatenγευσάμενοςgeusamenos
eat
To put something in the mouth to see how it tastes, or to eat.
Where else “geusamenos” appears- talked with themὁμιλήσαςhomilēsas
talk with
Talk with, converse.
Where else “homilēsas” appears- a long whileἱκανόνhikanon
considerable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanon” appears- untilἄχριachri
until
Until; as far as.
Where else “achri” appears- daybreakαὐγῆςaugēs
daybreak
Daybreak, the light of dawn.
Where else “augēs” appears- he departedἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears
The context
10But Paul went down and threw himself on him, and embracing him said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.”
11 · This verse (above)
12And they brought the boy alive, and were comforted not a little.
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?