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AndδὲfromἈπὸMiletusτῆς Μιλήτουhe sentπέμψαςtoεἰςEphesusἜφεσονandsummonedμετεκαλέσατοthe eldersτοὺς πρεσβυτέρουςof the assembly.τῆς ἐκκλησίας
Acts 20:17
Study it in the app“And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the assembly.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:17, word by word
- MiletusΜιλήτουMilētou
Miletus
See it on the mapWhere else “Milētou” appears- he sentπέμψαςpempsas
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsas” appears- EphesusἜφεσονEpheson
Ephesus
See it on the mapWhere else “Epheson” appears- summonedμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesato
summon, send for
Call someone to come, summon, send for.
Where else “metekalesato” appears- the eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbyterous
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyterous” appears- of the assemblyἐκκλησίαςekklēsias
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsias” appears
Places in this verse
1Miletus
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).
2Ephesus
Today: Ephesus ruins, near Selçuk, Turkey
A great port city on the west coast of present-day Turkey.
Paul lived there about three years, teaching (Acts 19:1, 10; 20:31). The letter to the Ephesians and the first message in Revelation are addressed to its assembly (Eph 1:1; Rev 2:1).
The context
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.
17 · This verse (above)
18And when they came to him, he said to them, “You know from the first day on which I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,
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?