Acts 17:15

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.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
they	οἱ hoi	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative plural masculine
conducted	καθιστάνοντες kathistanontes	G2525	to place down (permanently) · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
Paul	Παῦλον Paulon	G3972	(little · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
brought	ἤγαγον ēgagon	G71	properly · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
unto	ἕως he'ōs	G2193	a conjunction · preposition
Athens	Ἀθηνῶν, Athēnōn	G116	Athenæ · noun — genitive plural feminine, a place
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
receiving	λαβόντες labontes	G2983	while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
commandment	ἐντολὴν entolēn	G1785	injunction · noun — accusative singular feminine
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
Silas	Σιλᾶν Silan	G4609	Silas · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Timotheus	Τιμόθεον Timotheon	G5095	dear to God · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
for	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · preposition
come	ἔλθωσιν elthōsin	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural
to	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
him	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self
with	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
speed	τάχιστα táchista	G5033	most quickly
departed	ἐξῄεσαν.¶ exēesan	G1826	to issue · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural

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Cross-references

Acts 18:5 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 Thessalonians 3:1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
Acts 18:1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
2 Timothy 4:10-11 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
Titus 3:12 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 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they ca…
Acts 17:16 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 (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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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 17:10-15

In these verses we have, I. Paul and Silas removing to Berea, and employed in preaching the gospel there, Act 17:10. They had proceeded so far at Thessalonica that the foundations of a church were laid, and others were raised up to carry on the work that was begun, against whom the rulers and people were not so much prejudiced as they were against Paul and Silas; and therefore when the storm rose they withdrew, taking this as an indication to them that they must quit that place for the present. That command of Christ to his disciples, When they persecute you in one city flee to another, intends their flight to be not so much for their own safety ("flee to another, to hide there") as for the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 17:15

Silas and Timotheus to come to him with all speed--He probably wished their company and aid in addressing himself to so new and great a sphere as Athens. Accordingly it is added that he "waited for them" there, as if unwilling to do anything till they came. That they did come, there is no good reason to doubt (as some excellent critics do). For though Paul himself says to the Thessalonians that he "thought it good to be left at Athens alone" (Th1 3:1), he immediately adds that he "sent Timotheus to establish and comfort them" (Act 17:2); meaning, surely, that he despatched him from Athens back to Thessalonica. He had indeed sent for him to Athens; but, probably, when it appeared that little…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 17:15

Brought him unto Athens - This was one of the most celebrated cities in the world, whether we consider its antiquity, its learning, its political consequence, or the valor of its inhabitants. This city, which was the capital of Attica, and the seat of the Grecian empire was founded by Cecrops, about a.m. 2447, before Christ 1557, and was called by him Cecropia. About thirteen or fourteen hundred years before Christ, in the reign either of Erechtheus, or Erichthonius, it was called Athens, from Αθηνη, a name of Minerva, to whom it was dedicated, and who was always considered the protectress of the city. The whole city at first was built upon a hill or rock, in the midst of a spacious plain; b…

The Church Fathers

"And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with speed, they departed." For though he was a Paul, nevertheless he needed them. And with good reason are they urged by God to go into Macedonia, for there lay Greece moreover bright before them. (ch. xvi. 9.)
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 37

So far is it from being the case, that supernatural Grace worked all alike on all occasions: on the contrary, it left them to take their measures upon human judgment, only stirring them up and rousing them out of sleep, and making them to take pains. Thus, observe, it brought them safe only as far as Philippi, but no more after that.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 37

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Dictionary and topics

Athens — The capital of Attica, the most celebrated city of the ancient world, the seat of Greek literature and art during the golden period of Grecian history. Its inhabitants were fond of novelty (Acts…
Athens · A city of Greece — A city of Greece
Silas · Rejoins Paul at Corinth — Rejoins Paul at Corinth
Timothy · Rejoined Paul at Corinth — Rejoined Paul at Corinth

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Acts 17:15

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 17:10-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 17:15

Adam Clarke on Acts 17:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 17:15

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 17:10-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 17:15

Adam Clarke on Acts 17:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Acts 17:15

John Calvin on Acts 17:11-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 17:13-15