Acts 21:8

“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.”

Acts 21:8 · direct translation from the Greek
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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

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enteringεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontes

enter

To go into a house, a town or a place.

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the houseοἶκονoikon

house

The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.

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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).

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the evangelistεὐαγγελιστοῦeuangelistou

evangelist

Evangelist: one who proclaims the good news.

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who wasὄντοςontos

be

To be: says who or what something is.

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the sevenἑπτὰhepta

seven

Seven.

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we stayedἐμείναμενemeinamen

stay

Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.

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Translation note

Philip was one of the seven chosen in 6:5. “Evangelist” is one who proclaims the good news.

Places in this verse

Mediterranean SeaCaesarea
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Acts 10:1Acts 8:40Acts 23:23Acts 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.

Read all of Acts 21

To study Acts 21 in a group

  1. 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. 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. 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?

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