Study it in the app“But 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.”
ButδὲweἩμεῖςwent aheadπροελθόντεςtoἐπὶthe shipτὸ πλοῖονandset sailἀνήχθημενforἐπὶAssos,τὴν Ἆσσονintendingμέλλοντεςto take aboardἀναλαμβάνεινPaulτὸν Παῦλονthere;ἐκεῖθενforγὰρsoοὕτωςhe had arranged,διατεταγμένος ἦνintendingμέλλωνhimselfαὐτὸςto go by land.πεζεύειν
go ahead
Go on ahead; go before.
Where else “proelthontes” appearsboat
Boat.
Where else “ploion” appearsset sail
To set out to sea by boat.
Where else “anēchthēmen” appearsAssos
Assos, a port of the province of Asia, opposite the island of Lesbos.
Where else “Asson” appearsintend
To have something in mind to do.
Where else “mellontes” appearstake up
To lift something to carry it, or take someone aboard to go with him.
Where else “analambanein” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulon” appearsfrom there
From there.
Where else “ekeithen” appearsinstruct, arrange
Give instructions, order, arrange, appoint.
Where else “diatetagmenos” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appearstravel on foot
Travel on foot, go by land.
Where else “pezeuein” appears12And they brought the boy alive, and were comforted not a little.
13 · This verse (above)
14And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.
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?
