Acts 17:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timothy that they should come to him with all speed, they departed.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἱ δὲ καθιστῶντες τὸν Παῦλον ἤγαγον αὐτὸν ἕως Ἀθηνῶν: καὶ λαβόντες ἐντολὴν πρὸς τὸν Σίλαν καὶ Τιμόθεον ἵνα ὡς τάχιστα ἔλθωσιν πρὸς αὐτόν, ἐξῄεσαν.

Transliteration

Those de kathistōntes the Paulon ēgagon him until Athēnōn: and labontes entolēn pros the Silan and Timotheon that as tachista they should elthōsin pros him, they exēesan.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*kathistōntes*: present active participle, nominative plural masculine - conducting/escorting
*Paulon*: accusative singular masculine - Paul
*ēgagon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they led/brought
*Athēnōn*: genitive plural feminine - of Athens
*labontes*: aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having received
*entolēn*: accusative singular feminine - command/instruction
*pros*: preposition with accusative - to
*Silan*: accusative singular masculine - Silas
*Timotheon*: accusative singular masculine - Timothy
*tachista*: superlative adverb - most quickly/as soon as possible
*elthōsin*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they should come
*exēesan*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were departing

Word Meanings

*kathistōntes*: conducting/escorting/accompanying
*ēgagon*: led/brought/took
*labontes*: receiving/taking/getting
*entolēn*: command/instruction/order
*tachista*: most quickly/as soon as possible
*elthōsin*: should come/might come
*exēesan*: were departing/were going out

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Referenced Verses

Acts 18:1 : 1 After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.
Acts 18:5 : 5 But when {G5037} Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
1 Thess 3:1 : 1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone;
2 Tim 4:10-11 : 10 for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering.
2 Tim 4:20-21 : 20 Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick. 21 Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
Titus 3:12 : 12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, give diligence to come unto me to Nicopolis: for there I have determined to winter.
Acts 15:3 : 3 They therefore, {G3303} being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
Acts 17:16 : 16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols.
Acts 17:21 : 21 (Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning {G3588} there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.)

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