Acts 17:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἱ δὲ καθιστῶντες τὸν Παῦλον ἤγαγον αὐτὸν ἕως Ἀθηνῶν: καὶ λαβόντες ἐντολὴν πρὸς τὸν Σίλαν καὶ Τιμόθεον ἵνα ὡς τάχιστα ἔλθωσιν πρὸς αὐτόν, ἐξῄεσαν.

Transliteration

Those de kathistōntes the Paulon ēgagon him until Athēnōn: and labontes entolēn pros the Silan and Timotheon that as tachista they should elthōsin pros him, they exēesan.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*kathistōntes*: present active participle, nominative plural masculine - conducting/escorting
*Paulon*: accusative singular masculine - Paul
*ēgagon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they led/brought
*Athēnōn*: genitive plural feminine - of Athens
*labontes*: aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having received
*entolēn*: accusative singular feminine - command/instruction
*pros*: preposition with accusative - to
*Silan*: accusative singular masculine - Silas
*Timotheon*: accusative singular masculine - Timothy
*tachista*: superlative adverb - most quickly/as soon as possible
*elthōsin*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they should come
*exēesan*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were departing

Word Meanings

*kathistōntes*: conducting/escorting/accompanying
*ēgagon*: led/brought/took
*labontes*: receiving/taking/getting
*entolēn*: command/instruction/order
*tachista*: most quickly/as soon as possible
*elthōsin*: should come/might come
*exēesan*: were departing/were going out

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Acts 18:1 : 1 {G1161} After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
Acts 18:5 : 5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
1 Thess 3:1 : 1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
2 Tim 4:10-11 : 10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
2 Tim 4:20-21 : 20 Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. 21 Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
Titus 3:12 : 12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
Acts 15:3 : 3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
Acts 17:16 : 16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
Acts 17:21 : 21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

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