Acts 20:2

After he had gone through those regions ¹  and spoken many words of encouragement ²  to the believers there, ³  he came to Greece, ⁴ 

Zec 9:13; Ac 2:40; Ac 14:22; Ac 15:41; Ac 16:12; Ac 17:1,10; Ac 20:6; Ac 20:7,11; Col 1:28; 1Th 2:3,11; 1Th 4:1

¹ tn BDAG 633 s.v. μέρος 1.b.γ gives the meanings “the parts (of a geographical area), region, district,” but the use of “district” in this context probably implies too much specificity.

² tn Grk “and encouraging them with many words.” The participle παρακαλέσας (parakalesa", “encouraging”) has been translated by the phrase “spoken…words of encouragement” because the formal equivalent is awkward in contemporary English.

³ tn Grk “[to] them”; the referent (the believers there) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn In popular usage the term translated “Greece” here could also refer to the Roman province officially known as Achaia (BDAG 318 s.v. ῾Ελλάς).