Acts 20:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐν δὲ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, συνηγμένων τῶν μαθητῶν κλάσαι ἄρτον, ὁ Παῦλος διελέγετο αὐτοῖς, μέλλων ἐξιέναι τῇ ἐπαύριον· παρέτεινέν τε τὸν λόγον μέχρι μεσονυκτίου.

Transliteration

On de the first of-the sabbatōn, synēgmenōn the mathētōn klasai arton, the Paulos dielegeto to-them, mellōn exienai on-the epaurion; pareteinen te the logon until mesonyktiou.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
*sabbatōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of sabbaths/week
*synēgmenōn*: perfect participle, passive, genitive, masculine, plural - having been gathered together
*mathētōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of disciples
*klasai*: aorist infinitive, active - to break
*arton*: accusative, masculine, singular - bread
*Paulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Paul
*dielegeto*: imperfect indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - was discussing/speaking
*mellōn*: present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - intending/about to
*exienai*: present infinitive, active - to depart
*epaurion*: dative, feminine, singular - next day/morrow
*pareteinen*: aorist indicative, active, 3rd person singular - extended/prolonged
*te*: connective particle - and/both
*logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - word/message/speech
*mesonyktiou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of midnight

Word Meanings

*sabbatōn*: sabbaths/week
*synēgmenōn*: having been gathered together/assembled
*klasai*: to break/break apart
*arton*: bread/loaf
*dielegeto*: was discussing/reasoning/speaking
*mellōn*: intending/about to/planning
*exienai*: to depart/leave/go out
*epaurion*: next day/morrow/following day
*pareteinen*: extended/prolonged/continued
*logon*: word/message/speech/discourse

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Referenced Verses

Acts 20:11 : 11 And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
1 Cor 16:2 : 2 Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as {G302} he may prosper, that no collections be made when {G3752} I come.
Acts 2:42 : 42 And {G2258} they continued stedfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Rev 1:10 : 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet
John 20:19 : 19 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first [day] of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.
Luke 24:35 : 35 And they rehearsed the things [that happened] in the way, and how he was known of them in the breaking of the bread.
John 20:1 : 1 Now on the first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb.
Acts 2:46 : 46 And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
Acts 20:9 : 9 And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.
1 Cor 10:16 : 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ?
1 Cor 11:17-34 : 17 But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it. 19 For there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you. 20 When therefore ye assemble yourselves together, {G1909} {G846} it is not possible to eat the Lord's supper: 21 for in your eating each one taketh before [other] his own supper; and one {G3303} is hungry, and another is drunken. 22 What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this I praise you not. 23 For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread; 24 and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, {G2983} {G5315} This is my body, which is {G2806} for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, {G4160} as often as ye drink {G302} [it], in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat {G302} this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death till {G302} he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever {G302} shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh, {G371} eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the {G2962} body. 30 For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep. 31 But if we discerned ourselves, we should not {G302} be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. 33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait one for another. 34 {G1161} If any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that your coming together be not unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order whensoever {G302} I come.
1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Acts 20:31 : 31 Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears.
Acts 28:23 : 23 And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded [the matter,] testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
John 20:26 : 26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you.
Neh 8:3 : 3 And he read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were [attentive] unto the book of the law.
Neh 9:3 : 3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth part of the day; and [another] fourth part they confessed, and worshipped Jehovah their God.
Mark 16:9 : 9 Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
Luke 22:19 : 19 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
2 Tim 4:2 : 2 preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

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