Acts 20:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς Μιλήτου πέμψας εἰς Ἔφεσον, μετεκαλέσατο τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας.

Transliteration

From de the Milētou pempsas to Epheson, metekalesato the presbyterous of-the ekklēsias.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
*Milētou*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Miletus (place name)
*pempsas*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent
*Epheson*: accusative, feminine, singular - Ephesus (place name)
*metekalesato*: aorist indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - he summoned/called for
*presbyterous*: accusative, masculine, plural - elders
*ekklēsias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of church/assembly

Word Meanings

*pempsas*: having sent/dispatched
*metekalesato*: he summoned/called for/sent for
*presbyterous*: elders/older men
*ekklēsias*: church/assembly/congregation

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Referenced Verses

Acts 11:30 : 30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 14:23 : 23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
1 Tim 5:17 : 17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Titus 1:5 : 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
Jas 5:14 : 14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
1 Pet 5:1 : 1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
2 John 1:1 : 1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
3 John 1:1 : 1 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Acts 15:4 : 4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
Acts 15:6 : 6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
Acts 15:23 : 23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
Acts 16:4 : 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

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