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Andδὲon the following dayτῇ ἐπιούσῃPaulὁ Παῦλοςwent inεἰσῄειwithσὺνusἡμῖνtoπρὸςJames,Ἰάκωβονandτεallπάντεςthe eldersοἱ πρεσβύτεροιwere present.παρεγένοντο
Acts 21:18
Study it in the app“And on the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:18, word by word
- on the following dayἐπιούσῃepiousēi
next, following
Next, following: the next day or night.
Where else “epiousēi” appears- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- went inεἰσῄειeisēiei
go in, enter
Go in, enter.
Where else “eisēiei” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- JamesἸάκωβονIakōbon
James
James, the Greek form of Jacob. Several men in the New Testament bear the name: James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus, both among the Twelve, and James the brother of Jesus.
Where else “Iakōbon” appears- the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbyteroi
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyteroi” appears- were presentπαρεγένοντοparegenonto
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paregenonto” appears
The context
17And when we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.
18 · This verse (above)
19And after greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the nations through his service.
To study Acts 21 in a group
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?