Acts 20:4

“And there accompanied him Sopater son of Pyrrhus, from Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and from Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.”

Acts 20:4 · direct translation from the Greek
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Acts 20:4, word by word

there accompaniedσυνείπετοsyneipeto

accompany

Accompany, go with someone on a journey.

Where else “syneipeto” appears
SopaterΣώπατροςSōpatros

Sopater

Sopater, a believer from Berea, son of Pyrrhus, Paul's companion.

Where else “Sōpatros” appears
from BereaΒεροιαῖοςBeroiaios

Berean

Berean: a person from the city of Berea, in Macedonia.

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of the ThessaloniansΘεσσαλονικέωνThessalonikeōn

Thessalonian

Thessalonian: a person from Thessalonica, in Macedonia.

Where else “Thessalonikeōn” appears
AristarchusἈρίσταρχοςAristarchos

Aristarchus

Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, Paul's companion on his travels.

Where else “Aristarchos” appears
SecundusΣεκοῦνδοςSekoundos

Secundus

Secundus, a believer from Thessalonica, Paul's companion.

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GaiusΓάϊοςGaios

Gaius

Gaius; a common Roman name; several of Paul's coworkers were called this.

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of DerbeΔερβαῖοςDerbaios

of Derbe

A man of Derbe, a native of the city of Derbe in Lycaonia.

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TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheos

Timothy

Timothy: a disciple and companion of Paul, of a Jewish mother and a Greek father.

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from AsiaἈσιανοὶAsianoi

of Asia

A person from the Roman province of Asia.

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TychicusΤυχικὸςTychikos

Tychicus

Tychicus, a believer from Asia, Paul's companion and messenger.

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TrophimusΤρόφιμοςTrophimos

Trophimus

Trophimus, a believer from Ephesus, Paul's companion.

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Translation note· on the manuscripts

Many manuscripts add that they accompanied him “as far as Asia.”

The context

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.

4 · This verse (above)

5And these, having come there, were waiting for us at Troas.

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  1. 1. What it says

    What happens to Eutychus while Paul speaks for so long, and how does the night end? (vv. 7-12)

  2. 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. 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?

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