Study it in the app“And when it happened that we set sail, having torn ourselves away from them, running a straight course we came to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.”
AndδὲwhenὩςit happened thatἐγένετοweἡμᾶςset sail,ἀναχθῆναιhaving torn ourselves awayἀποσπασθένταςfromἀπ’them,αὐτῶνrunning a straight courseεὐθυδρομήσαντεςwe cameἤλθομενtoεἰςCos,τὴν Κῶandδὲthe next dayτῇ ἑξῆςtoεἰςRhodes,τὴν Ῥόδονand from thereκἀκεῖθενtoεἰςPatara.Πάταρα
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appearsset sail
To set out to sea by boat.
Where else “anachthēnai” appearswithdraw
Tear oneself from someone.
Where else “apospasthentas” appearssail straight
Sail on a straight course.
Where else “euthydromēsantes” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthomen” appearsCos
Cos, an island of the Aegean Sea off the coast of Asia.
Where else “Kō” appearsnext
Next, the following day; afterward.
Where else “hexēs” appearsRhodes
Rhodes, an island of the Aegean Sea south of Asia Minor.
Where else “Rhodon” appearsand from there
Links what follows to the place being left: “and going on from that place.”
Where else “kakeithen” appearsPatara
Patara, a port of Lycia, on the south coast of Asia Minor.
Where else “Patara” appears1 · This verse (above)
2And having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.
1. What it says
What does the prophet Agabus do, and what do the believers who hear him ask of Paul? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
What does Paul answer those who weep to keep him from going up to Jerusalem, and how do they react? (vv. 13-14)
3. How I live it
Paul's friends wanted to protect him, but in the end said "The Lord's will be done" (v. 14). When is it hard for you to let someone you love go?
