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Andδὲthey broughtἤγαγονthe boyτὸν παῖδαalive,ζῶνταandκαὶwere comfortedπαρεκλήθησανnotοὐa little.μετρίως
Acts 20:12
Study it in the app“And they brought the boy alive, and were comforted not a little.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:12, word by word
- they broughtἤγαγονēgagon
lead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēgagon” appears- the boyπαῖδαpaida
boy
A lad, or a son.
Where else “paida” appears- aliveζῶνταzōnta
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōnta” appears- were comfortedπαρεκλήθησανpareklēthēsan
comfort
To bring relief to one who suffers.
Where else “pareklēthēsan” appears- a littleμετρίωςmetriōs
greatly
"Not a little", greatly; also moderately.
Where else “metriōs” appears
The context
11And when he had gone up and broken bread and eaten, and talked with them a long while, until daybreak, then he departed.
12 · This verse (above)
13But we went ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos, intending to take aboard Paul there; for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.
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?