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Andδὲthere wasἐγένετοmuchἱκανὸςweepingκλαυθμὸςamong all,πάντωνandκαὶthey fellἐπιπεσόντεςonἐπὶPaul’sτοῦ Παύλουneckτὸν τράχηλονandkissedκατεφίλουνhim,αὐτόν
Acts 20:37
Study it in the app“And there was much weeping among all, and they fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:37, word by word
- there wasἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- muchἱκανὸςhikanos
considerable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanos” appears- weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmos
weeping
Weeping, crying aloud.
Where else “klauthmos” appears- they fellἐπιπεσόντεςepipesontes
throw oneself
To throw oneself on someone, hug or press around them.
Where else “epipesontes” appears- Paul’sΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- neckτράχηλονtrachēlon
neck
Neck.
Where else “trachēlon” appears- kissedκατεφίλουνkatephiloun
kiss
Kiss, kiss warmly.
Where else “katephiloun” appears
The context
36And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
37 · This verse (above)
38grieving most of all over the word that he had spoken, that they were no longer going to see his face. And they accompanied him to the ship.
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?