Acts 20:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

After traveling through those regions and encouraging the people with many words, he came to Greece.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Διελθὼν δὲ τὰ μέρη ἐκεῖνα, καὶ παρακαλέσας αὐτοὺς λόγῳ πολλῷ, ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα,

Transliteration

Dielthōn de the merē ekeina, and parakalesas them logō pollō, ēlthen into the Hellada,

Grammar Details

• *Dielthōn*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone through
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *merē*: accusative, neuter, plural - parts/regions
• *ekeina*: demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - those
• *parakalesas*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having encouraged/exhorted
• *logō*: dative, masculine, singular - word/speech/discourse
• *pollō*: dative, masculine, singular - much/many
• *ēlthen*: aorist indicative, active, 3rd person singular - came/went
• *Hellada*: accusative, feminine, singular - Greece

Word Meanings

• *Dielthōn*: having gone through/traveled through/passed through
• *merē*: parts/regions/districts
• *parakalesas*: having encouraged/exhorted/comforted
• *logō*: word/speech/discourse/message
• *pollō*: much/many/great

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when he had gone through those regions and given them much encouragement, he came to Greece,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when he had gone over those parties and geven them large exhortacions he came into Grece

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan he had gone thorow those partes, and exhorted them with many wordes, he came into Grekelonde,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when hee had gone through those parts, and had exhorted them with many words, he came into Grecia.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whe he had gone ouer those parties, and had geuen them a long exhortation, he came into Grece.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having gone through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came to Greece;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

Referenced Verses

• Zech 9:13 : 13 For I have bent Judah as my bow, and I have filled it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and make you like a warrior’s sword.
• Acts 2:40 : 40 With many other words he warned them, and he kept urging them, 'Be saved from this corrupt generation.'
• Acts 14:22 : 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.'
• Acts 15:41 : 41 He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
• Acts 16:12 : 12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. We stayed there for several days.
• Acts 17:1 : 1 After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
• Acts 17:10 : 10 Immediately, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. Upon arriving, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
• Acts 20:6-7 : 6 But we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days. 7 On the first day of the week, we were gathered together to break bread, and Paul began to speak to them. Since he was planning to leave the next day, he continued his message until midnight.
• Acts 20:11 : 11 Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread and ate. After talking with them for a long time, until daybreak, he left.
• Col 1:28 : 28 We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
• 1 Thess 2:3 : 3 For our appeal does not come from error, impurity, or deception.
• 1 Thess 2:11 : 11 Just as you know how we dealt with each one of you like a father with his own children,
• 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Finally, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, just as you received instructions from us on how you ought to live and please God, that you would excel even more.