Acts 20:2
ContextNETBible | 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 |
XREF | 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 |
NET © Notes |
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). |