Acts 20:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye yourselves know, from the first day {G575} that I set foot in Asia, after what manner I was with you all the time,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὡς δὲ παρεγένοντο πρὸς αὐτόν, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε, ἀπὸ πρώτης ἡμέρας ἀφʼ ἧς ἐπέβην εἰς τὴν Ἀσίαν, πῶς μεθʼ ὑμῶν τὸν πάντα χρόνον ἐγενόμην,

Transliteration

When de paregenonto pros him, eipen to-them, You epistasthe, from first hēmeras from which epebēn into the Asian, how with you the all chronon egenomēn,

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *paregenonto*: aorist indicative, middle, 3rd person plural - they arrived
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward
• *eipen*: aorist indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he said
• *epistasthe*: present indicative, middle, 2nd person plural - you know
• *hēmeras*: genitive, feminine, singular - of day
• *epebēn*: aorist indicative, active, 1st person singular - I set foot/entered
• *Asian*: accusative, feminine, singular - Asia (province)
• *chronon*: accusative, masculine, singular - time
• *egenomēn*: aorist indicative, middle, 1st person singular - I was/became

Word Meanings

• *paregenonto*: they arrived/came/appeared
• *pros*: to/toward/with
• *eipen*: he said/spoke
• *epistasthe*: you know/understand
• *epebēn*: I set foot/entered/stepped
• *chronon*: time/period
• *egenomēn*: I was/became/lived

Referenced Verses

• Acts 18:19 : 19 And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
• Acts 19:1 : 1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:
• Acts 19:10 : 10 And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
• 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
• 2 Cor 6:3-9 : 3 giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed; 4 but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5 in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; 6 in pureness, in knowledge, in long suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned, 7 in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8 by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and [yet] true; 9 as unknown, and [yet] well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and [yet] possessing all things. 11 Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.
• 1 Thess 1:5-6 : 5 how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake. 6 And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;
• 1 Thess 2:1-9 : 1 For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vain: 2 but {G2532} having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God in much conflict. 3 For our exhortation [is] not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: 4 but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who proveth our hearts. 5 For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness; 6 nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority None as apostles of Christ. 7 But we were gentle in the midst of you, {G302} as when a nurse cherisheth her own children: 8 even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us. 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: {G1063} working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. 10 Ye are witnesses, and God [also], how holily and righteously and unblameably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe:
• 2 Thess 3:7-9 : 7 For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; 8 neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you: 9 not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.
• 2 Tim 3:10 : 10 But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,