Acts

Acts 20:13–16

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. ¹⁵Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and^c on the following day we came to Miletus.

¹⁶Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.^d

Footnotes

c 20:15 BYZ and TR and, after remaining at Trogyllium,
d 20:16 That is, Shavuot, the late spring feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; it is also known as the Feast of Harvest(see Exodus 23:16|EXO 23:16) or the Feast of Weeks(see Exodus 34:22|EXO 34:22).

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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

Acts 20:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Sailing on	ἀποπλεύσαντες	apopleusantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G636 I sail away
from there	κἀκεῖθεν	kakeithen	Conjunction	G2547 and thence, and from there
we arrived	κατηντήσαμεν	katēntēsamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2658 I come down, arrive at, reach
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
next	ἐπιούσῃ	epiousē	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular	G1966 the next day
opposite	ἄντικρυς	antikrys	Preposition	G481 right opposite, over against
Chios	Χίου	Chiou	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5508 Chios
The	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
after that	ἑτέρᾳ	hetera	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G2087 another, different
we arrived	παρεβάλομεν	parebalomen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G3846 I compare, arrive
at	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Samos	Σάμον	Samon	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4544 Samos
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
on the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
following	ἐχομένῃ	echomenē	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
we came	ἤλθομεν	ēlthomen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2064 I come, go
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Miletus	Μίλητον	Milēton	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3399 Miletus

Acts 20:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Paul	Παῦλος	Paulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
had decided	Κεκρίκει	Kekrikei	Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2919 I judge, decide, think good
to sail past	παραπλεῦσαι	parapleusai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G3896 I sail past
Ephesus	Ἔφεσον	Epheson	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2181 Ephesus
to	ὅπως	hopōs	Conjunction	G3704 how, in order that, so that
avoid	γένηται	genētai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
spending time	χρονοτριβῆσαι	chronotribēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G5551 I waste time, spend time
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Asia	Ἀσίᾳ	Asia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G773 roughly the western third of Asia Minor
because	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
he was in a hurry	ἔσπευδεν	espeuden	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4692 I hasten, desire earnestly
to reach	γενέσθαι	genesthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G1096 I come into being, am born
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσόλυμα	Hierosolyma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2414 Jerusalem
if	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
possible	δυνατὸν	dynaton	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1415 powerful, able, possible
by the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
day	ἡμέραν	hēmeran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
of Pentecost	Πεντηκοστῆς	Pentēkostēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4005 Pentecost

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