Acts 17:15
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
ἐντολή
Commandment, order, directive. Entole. A new commandment I give you that you love one another. The commandment to love is not optional. It is the defining mark of discipleship.
ἔρχομαι
they may come
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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Παῦλος
Paul
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Παῦλος
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
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καθίστημι
escorting
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καθίστημι
to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy
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λαμβάνω
having received
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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ἔξειμι
they were departing.
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ἔξειμι
to issue, i.e. leave (a place), escape (to the shore)
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ταχύς
quickly as possible
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ταχύς
fleet, i.e. (figuratively) prompt or ready
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Τιμόθεος
Timothy
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Τιμόθεος
dear to God; Timotheus, a Christian
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Σίλας
Silas
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Σίλας
Silas, a Christian
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