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grievingὀδυνώμενοιmost of allμάλισταoverἐπὶthe wordτῷ λόγῳthatᾧhe had spoken,εἰρήκειthatὅτιthey were no longer goingοὐκέτι μέλλουσινto seeθεωρεῖνhis face.τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦAndδὲthey accompaniedπροέπεμπονhimαὐτὸνtoεἰςthe ship.τὸ πλοῖον
Acts 20:38
Study it in the app“grieving 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:38, word by word
- grievingὀδυνώμενοιodynōmenoi
be in anguish
Be in anguish, be in great pain, be distressed.
Where else “odynōmenoi” appears- most of allμάλισταmalista
especially, most of all
Especially, above all, most of all.
Where else “malista” appears- the wordλόγῳlogōi
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logōi” appears- he had spokenεἰρήκειeirēkei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eirēkei” appears- they were no longer goingμέλλουσινmellousin
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “mellousin” appears- to seeθεωρεῖνtheōrein
watch
To observe something closely.
Where else “theōrein” appears- his faceπρόσωπονprosōpon
face
The front of the head, where the eyes and the expression are seen.
Where else “prosōpon” appears- they accompaniedπροέπεμπονproepempon
send on one's way
To send someone off with what is needed for the journey, to accompany him part of the way.
Where else “proepempon” appears- the shipπλοῖονploion
boat
Boat.
Where else “ploion” appears
The context
37And there was much weeping among all, and they fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,
38 · This verse (above)
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?