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whereοὗwe foundεὑρόντεςbrothersἀδελφοὺςandwere urgedπαρεκλήθημενto stayἐπιμεῖναιwithπαρ’themαὐτοῖςsevenἑπτάdays;ἡμέραςandκαὶsoοὕτωςwe cameἤλθαμενtoεἰςRome.τὴν Ῥώμην
Acts 28:14
Study it in the app“where we found brothers and were urged to stay with them seven days; and so we came to Rome.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 28:14, word by word
- whereοὗhou
where
"Where", "to where".
Where else “hou” appears- we foundεὑρόντεςheurontes
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurontes” appears- brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphous
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphous” appears- were urgedπαρεκλήθημενpareklēthēmen
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “pareklēthēmen” appears- to stayἐπιμεῖναιepimeinai
stay
To remain longer in a place.
Where else “epimeinai” appears- sevenἑπτάhepta
seven
Seven.
Where else “hepta” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- we cameἤλθαμενēlthamen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthamen” appears- RomeῬώμηνRhōmēn
Rome
See it on the mapWhere else “Rhōmēn” appears
Places in this verse
Rome
Today: Rome, capital of Italy
The capital of the Roman Empire, in central Italy today, on the Tiber River.
Paul came there as a prisoner and preached two years without hindrance (Acts 28:16, 30-31). He wrote his longest letter to the believers in Rome (Rom 1:7).
The context
13from there weighing anchor we arrived at Rhegium; and after one day a south wind sprang up and on the second day we came to Puteoli,
14 · This verse (above)
15And from there the brothers, having heard the news about us, came to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, thanking God, he took courage.
To study Acts 28 in a group
1. What it says
How did the people of Malta treat the shipwrecked, and what happened to Paul and the viper? (vv. 1-6)
2. What it means
The last verses say Paul proclaimed the kingdom of God "without hindrance" (vv. 30-31). What does it suggest to you that the book ends this way?
3. How I live it
The people of the island welcomed strangers with kindness (v. 2). Whom could you welcome or help this week?