Study it in the app“And from there we sailed and on the following day arrived opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos; and the day after we came to Miletus.”
And from thereκἀκεῖθενwe sailedἀποπλεύσαντεςandon the following dayτῇ ἐπιούσῃarrivedκατηντήσαμενoppositeἄντικρυςChios;Χίουandδὲthe next dayτῇ ἑτέρᾳwe crossed overπαρεβάλομενtoεἰςSamos;Σάμονandδὲthe day afterτῇ ἐχομένῃwe cameἤλθομενtoεἰςMiletus.Μίλητον
and from there
Links what follows to the place being left: “and going on from that place.”
Where else “kakeithen” appearssail away
Sail away, set sail.
Where else “apopleusantes” appearsnext, following
Next, following: the next day or night.
Where else “epiousēi” appearsarrive
To end a journey at a city or place.
Where else “katēntēsamen” appearsopposite
Opposite, off, abreast of a place.
Where else “antikrys” appearsChios
Chios, an island of the Aegean Sea off the coast of Asia.
Where else “Chiou” appearsother, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heterai” appearsput in, approach
Come near, put in at a place by sea.
Where else “parebalomen” appearsSamos
Samos, an island of the Aegean Sea near Ephesus.
Where else “Samon” appearsGeneral meaning: Have.
Where else “echomenēi” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthomen” appearsMiletus
See it on the mapWhere else “Milēton” appearsMany manuscripts add: “and after staying at Trogyllium.”
Miletus
Today: Miletus ruins, near Balat, Turkey
A port city on the west coast of present-day Turkey, south of Ephesus.
Paul called the elders of Ephesus to Miletus and said goodbye to them in tears (Acts 20:17-38).
14And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.
15 · This verse (above)
16For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
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?
