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Butδὲweἡμεῖςsailed awayἐξεπλεύσαμενafterμετὰthe daysτὰς ἡμέραςof Unleavened Breadτῶν ἀζύμωνfromἀπὸPhilippi,ΦιλίππωνandκαὶcameἤλθομενtoπρὸςthemαὐτοὺςatεἰςTroasτὴν Τρῳάδαwithinἄχριfiveπέντεdays,ἡμερῶνwhereοὗwe stayedδιετρίψαμενsevenἑπτάdays.ἡμέρας
Acts 20:6
Study it in the app“But we sailed away after the days of Unleavened Bread from Philippi, and came to them at Troas within five days, where we stayed seven days.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:6, word by word
- sailed awayἐξεπλεύσαμενexepleusamen
sail away
Sail away, set sail.
Where else “exepleusamen” appears- the daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- of Unleavened Breadἀζύμωνazymōn
unleavened
Without yeast. The "unleavened bread" is the festival of Passover week.
Where else “azymōn” appears- PhilippiΦιλίππωνPhilippōn
Philippi
See it on the mapWhere else “Philippōn” appears- cameἤλθομενēlthomen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthomen” appears- TroasΤρῳάδαTrōiada
Troas
Troas, a port in the north-west of Asia Minor, across the sea from Greece.
Where else “Trōiada” appears- withinἄχριachri
until
Until; as far as.
Where else “achri” appears- fiveπέντεpente
five
Five.
Where else “pente” appears- whereοὗhou
where
"Where", "to where".
Where else “hou” appears- we stayedδιετρίψαμενdietripsamen
stay, spend time
Stay, spend some time.
Where else “dietripsamen” appears- sevenἑπτάhepta
seven
Seven.
Where else “hepta” appears
Places in this verse
Philippi
Today: Philippi ruins, near Kavala, Greece
A Roman city in Macedonia, in northern Greece, about 9 miles (15 km) inland from the Aegean Sea.
There Paul met Lydia and was jailed with Silas; the jailer believed (Acts 16:12-34). He wrote the letter to the Philippians to its assembly (Phil 1:1).
The context
5And these, having come there, were waiting for us at Troas.
6 · This verse (above)
7And on the first day of the week, when we were gathered to break bread, Paul was speaking to them, intending to depart the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.
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?