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Iἐγὼknowοἶδαthatὅτιafterμετὰmyμουdepartureτὴν ἄφιξίνsavageβαρεῖςwolvesλύκοιwill come inεἰσελεύσονταιamongεἰςyou,ὑμᾶςnotμὴsparingφειδόμενοιthe flock;τοῦ ποιμνίου
Acts 20:29
Study it in the app“I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:29, word by word
- knowοἶδαoida
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oida” appears- departureἄφιξίνaphixin
departure
Departure; also arrival, the moment of going or coming.
Where else “aphixin” appears- savageβαρεῖςbareis
heavy, burdensome
Heavy, hard to bear.
Where else “bareis” appears- wolvesλύκοιlykoi
wolf
Wolf.
Where else “lykoi” appears- will come inεἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontai
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiseleusontai” appears- sparingφειδόμενοιpheidomenoi
spare
Not to punish someone, or not hold something back.
Where else “pheidomenoi” appears- the flockποιμνίουpoimniou
flock
Flock.
Where else “poimniou” appears
The context
28Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
29 · This verse (above)
30and from among yourselves men will arise speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them.
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?