Acts 20:1:16Acts.20.1.W16TAB
πορεύεσθαι
poreuesthai
“to travel”
- Transliteration
- po-REU-es-thai
- Extended
- poh-REU-ehs-thai
- IPA
- /poˈreu.es.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to travel
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
po-REU-es-thai
- sentence
me-TA de to PAU-sas-thai ton THO-ry-bon me-ta-pem-PSA-me-nos ho PAU-los tous ma-thê-TA(S) kai pa-ra-ka-LE-sas a-spa-SA-me-nos ek-SÊL-then po-REU-es-thai eis ma-ke-do-NI-an
Exegesis
The finite verb exelthen {ἐξῆλθεν | ex-êl-then} ‘he went out’ carries the main narrative assertion, while the infinitive poreuesthai {πορεύεσθαι | po-reú-es-thai} operates as a complementary infinitive of purpose or intended action, further specified by the prepositional phrase eis Makedonian {εἰς Μακεδονίαν | eis Makedonían} indicating direction ‘into Macedonia.’ In translation, the initial articular infinitive with meta is rendered by a temporal clause (“After the uproar had ceased” / “Once the commotion was over”), and the participial series is expressed through finite clauses and temporal linkage (“when he had encouraged them and said farewell,” “after giving them encouragement”) to preserve the sequential nuance and pastoral tone of Paul’s departure.
In context — Acts 20:1
After the uproar had ceased, Paul summoned the disciples, and when he had encouraged them and said farewell, he departed to go into Macedonia.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 20:1, so the Greek word πορεύεσθαι (poreuesthai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.20.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.1.W16.S1) and character.