Acts 20:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καθήμενος δέ τις νεανίας ὀνόματι Εὔτυχος ἐπὶ τῆς θυρίδος, καταφερόμενος ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ: διαλεγομένου τοῦ Παύλου ἐπὶ πλεῖον, κατενεχθεὶς ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου, ἔπεσεν ἀπὸ τοῦ τριστέγου κάτω, καὶ ἤρθη νεκρός.

Transliteration

Kathēmenos de a-certain neanias onomati Eutychos upon the thyridos, katapheromenos hypnō bathei: dialegomenou the Paulou upon pleion, katenechtheis from the hypnou, epesen from the tristegou down, and ērthē nekros.

Grammar Details

*Kathēmenos*: present participle, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - sitting
*de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
*neanias*: nominative, masculine, singular - young man
*onomati*: dative, neuter, singular - by name
*Eutychos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Eutychus (proper name)
*thyridos*: genitive, feminine, singular - window
*katapheromenos*: present participle, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - being overcome
*hypnō*: dative, masculine, singular - sleep
*bathei*: dative, masculine, singular - deep
*dialegomenou*: present participle, middle, genitive, masculine, singular - discussing
*Paulou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Paul
*pleion*: accusative, neuter, comparative - more/longer
*katenechtheis*: aorist participle, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having been overcome
*hypnou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of sleep
*epesen*: aorist indicative, active, 3rd person singular - fell
*tristegou*: genitive, neuter, singular - third story
*ērthē*: aorist indicative, passive, 3rd person singular - was taken up
*nekros*: nominative, masculine, singular - dead

Word Meanings

*Kathēmenos*: sitting/being seated
*neanias*: young man/youth
*onomati*: by name/named
*thyridos*: window/opening
*katapheromenos*: being overcome/sinking down/being borne down
*hypnō*: sleep/slumber
*bathei*: deep/profound
*dialegomenou*: discussing/discoursing/reasoning
*pleion*: more/longer/extended time
*katenechtheis*: having been overcome/sunk down/fallen
*epesen*: fell/dropped/collapsed
*tristegou*: third story/third floor
*ērthē*: was taken up/lifted/picked up
*nekros*: dead/lifeless

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 17:19 : 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
Jonah 1:5-6 : 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Matt 26:40-41 : 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Mark 9:26 : 26 And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and the boy became as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead.
Mark 13:36 : 36 lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
Acts 14:19 : 19 But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitudes, {G2532} they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

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