Andδὲon the next dayτῇ ἐπαύριονwe leftἐξελθόντεςandcameἤλθομενtoεἰςCaesarea,Καισάρειανandκαὶenteringεἰσελθόντεςintoεἰςthe houseτὸν οἶκονof PhilipΦιλίππουthe evangelist,τοῦ εὐαγγελιστοῦwho wasὄντοςone ofἐκthe seven,τῶν ἑπτὰwe stayedἐμείναμενwithπαρ’him.αὐτῷ
Acts 21:8
Study it in the app“And on the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:8, word by word
- on the next dayἐπαύριονepaurion
the next day
The next day.
Where else “epaurion” appears- we leftἐξελθόντεςexelthontes
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exelthontes” appears- cameἤλθομενēlthomen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthomen” appears- CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareian
Caesarea
See it on the mapWhere else “Kaisareian” appears- enteringεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontes
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiselthontes” appears- the houseοἶκονoikon
house
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikon” appears- of PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippou
Philip
Philip, the name of several men: one of the Twelve; Philip the evangelist (Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8); Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod (Luke 3:1); and the brother of Herod Antipas, Herodias' husband (Mark 6:17).
Where else “Philippou” appears- the evangelistεὐαγγελιστοῦeuangelistou
evangelist
Evangelist: one who proclaims the good news.
Where else “euangelistou” appears- who wasὄντοςontos
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ontos” appears- the sevenἑπτὰhepta
seven
Seven.
Where else “hepta” appears- we stayedἐμείναμενemeinamen
stay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “emeinamen” appears
Translation note
Philip was one of the seven chosen in 6:5. “Evangelist” is one who proclaims the good news.
Places in this verse
Caesarea
Today: Caesarea Maritima ruins, Israel
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, about 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
There Peter announced the good news to Cornelius and his household (Acts 10:1-48). Paul was kept prisoner there before being sent to Rome (Acts 23:23; 25:1).
The context
7And we, having completed the voyage from Tyre, arrived at Ptolemais, and having greeted the brothers, we stayed one day with them.
8 · This verse (above)
9And this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
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?