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Thereforeδιὸkeep watch,γρηγορεῖτεrememberingμνημονεύοντεςthatὅτιfor three yearsτριετίανnightνύκταandκαὶdayἡμέρανI did notοὐκceaseἐπαυσάμηνto warnνουθετῶνeachἕκαστονoneἕναwithμετὰtears.δακρύων
Acts 20:31
Study it in the app“Therefore keep watch, remembering that for three years night and day I did not cease to warn each one with tears.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:31, word by word
- Thereforeδιὸdio
therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
Where else “dio” appears- keep watchγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreite
be alert
To be alert and ready for when the Lord comes.
Where else “grēgoreite” appears- rememberingμνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontes
remember
To keep something in mind.
Where else “mnēmoneuontes” appears- for three yearsτριετίανtrietian
three years
A period of three years.
Where else “trietian” appears- nightνύκταnykta
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nykta” appears- dayἡμέρανhēmeran
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeran” appears- ceaseἐπαυσάμηνepausamēn
stop, cease
Stop, cease, finish; in the active, make stop, keep from.
Where else “epausamēn” appears- to warnνουθετῶνnouthetōn
admonish
Admonish, warn, correct with counsel.
Where else “nouthetōn” appears- eachἕκαστονhekaston
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekaston” appears- oneἕναhena
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hena” appears- tearsδακρύωνdakryōn
tear
Tear.
Where else “dakryōn” appears
The context
30and from among yourselves men will arise speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them.
31 · This verse (above)
32And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
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?