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Andδὲthere wereἦσανmanyἱκαναὶlampsλαμπάδεςinἐνthe upper roomτῷ ὑπερῴῳwhereοὗwe wereἦμενgathered.συνηγμένοι
Acts 20:8
Study it in the app“And there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:8, word by word
- there wereἦσανēsan
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēsan” appears- manyἱκαναὶhikanai
considerable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanai” appears- lampsλαμπάδεςlampades
torch, lamp
Lamp, torch.
Where else “lampades” appears- the upper roomὑπερῴῳhyperōiōi
upper room
Upper room: a room on the upper floor or roof of a house.
Where else “hyperōiōi” appears- whereοὗhou
where
"Where", "to where".
Where else “hou” appears- gatheredσυνηγμένοιsynēgmenoi
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synēgmenoi” appears
The context
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.
8 · This verse (above)
9And a certain young man named Eutychus, sitting on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on, overcome by sleep, fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.
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?