Acts

Acts 20:16

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

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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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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