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Andδὲwhen he had gone throughδιελθὼνthoseἐκεῖναregionsτὰ μέρηandκαὶencouragedπαρακαλέσαςthemαὐτοὺςwith manyπολλῷwords,λόγῳhe cameἦλθενtoεἰςGreece.τὴν Ἑλλάδα
Acts 20:2
Study it in the app“And when he had gone through those regions and encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:2, word by word
- when he had gone throughδιελθὼνdielthōn
go about
To go from place to place, or for news to spread.
Where else “dielthōn” appears- regionsμέρηmerē
region
The territory around a city or a country.
Where else “merē” appears- encouragedπαρακαλέσαςparakalesas
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parakalesas” appears- with manyπολλῷpollōi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollōi” appears- wordsλόγῳlogōi
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logōi” appears- he cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- GreeceἙλλάδαHellada
Greece
Greece; especially the region of Achaia, in the south of Greece.
Where else “Hellada” appears
The context
1And after the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and having encouraged them and said farewell, he departed to go to Macedonia.
2 · This verse (above)
3And after he had spent three months there, when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.
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?