Acts 20:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς Μιλήτου πέμψας εἰς Ἔφεσον, μετεκαλέσατο τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας.

Transliteration

From de the Milētou pempsas to Epheson, metekalesato the presbyterous of-the ekklēsias.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
*Milētou*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Miletus (place name)
*pempsas*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent
*Epheson*: accusative, feminine, singular - Ephesus (place name)
*metekalesato*: aorist indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - he summoned/called for
*presbyterous*: accusative, masculine, plural - elders
*ekklēsias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of church/assembly

Word Meanings

*pempsas*: having sent/dispatched
*metekalesato*: he summoned/called for/sent for
*presbyterous*: elders/older men
*ekklēsias*: church/assembly/congregation

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Referenced Verses

Acts 11:30 : 30 which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 14:23 : 23 And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heed {G3767} unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.
1 Tim 5:17 : 17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
Titus 1:5 : 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;
Jas 5:14 : 14 Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
1 Pet 5:1 : 1 The elders {G3588} among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
2 John 1:1 : 1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;
3 John 1:1 : 1 The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
Acts 15:4 : 4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.
Acts 15:6 : 6 And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.
Acts 15:23 : 23 and they wrote thus by {G5495} them, The apostles and the elders, {G2532} brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:
Acts 16:4 : 4 And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.

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