Acts
Acts 20:13–14
13We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot. 14And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
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Acts 20:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We | Ἡμεῖς | Hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| went on ahead | προελθόντες | proelthontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4281 I go before, precede |
| to | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| ship | πλοῖον | ploion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4143 a ship, vessel |
| sailed | ἀνήχθημεν | anēchthēmen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural | G321 I lead up, put to sea, set sail |
| to | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| Assos | Ἆσσον | Asson | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G789 Assos |
| we were to | μέλλοντες | mellontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3195 I am about to |
| take | ἀναλαμβάνειν | analambanein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G353 I take up, raise |
| Paul | Παῦλον | Paulon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| He had arranged | διατεταγμένος | diatetagmenos | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1299 I give orders to, prescribe |
| this | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| because he was going there | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| on foot | πεζεύειν | pezeuein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3978 I travel on foot |
Acts 20:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| when | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| he met | συνέβαλλεν | syneballen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4820 I ponder, encounter, confer or dispute with |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| at | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Assos | Ἆσσον | Asson | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G789 Assos |
| we took him aboard | ἀναλαβόντες | analabontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G353 I take up, raise |
| went on | ἤλθομεν | ēlthomen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2064 I come, go |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Mitylene | Μιτυλήνην | Mitylēnēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3412 Mitylene |
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Acts 20:13 Mark 6:46
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.