Acts 20:4

 Acts 20:4

And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

a. NLT: Several men were traveling with him. They were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica; Gaius from Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: And there were accompanying him unto Asia, Sopater of Berea, and of Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus, and of Asiatics Tychicus and Trophimus; [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.] 

d. Classic Amplified: He was accompanied by Sopater the son of Pyrrhus from Beroea, and by the Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe and Timothy, and the Asians Tychicus and Trophimus. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. NIV: He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy also, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia. [THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.]

1. “And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus…”

a. And [Strong: 1161. de deh a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).]

b. [there] accompanied [Strong: 4902. sunepomai soon-ep'-om-ahee middle voice from 4862 and a primary hepo (to follow); to attend (travel) in company with:--accompany.]

c. him [Strong: 846. autos ow-tos' from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which.]

d. into [Strong: 891. achri akh'-ree or achris akh'-rece; akin to 206 (through the idea of a terminus); (of time) until or (of place) up to:--as far as, for, in(-to), till, (even, un-)to, until, while.]

e. [Strong: 3588. [tēs] ὁ ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.] [Thayer: [tēs] ὁ, ἡ, τό, originally τος, τῇ, τό (as is evident from the forms τοι, ται for οἱ, αἱ in Homer and the Ionic writings), corresponds to our definite article the (German der, die, das), which is properly a demonstrative pronoun, which we see in its full force in Homer, and of which we find certain indubitable traces also in all kinds of Greek prose, and hence also in the N. T.] [Additional variants: tē, hoi, oi, tēn, ta, tēs, tois, tais, tō, tōn, hé  hē, hai.]

f. Asia [Strong: 773. Asia as-ee'-ah of uncertain derivation; Asia, i.e. Asia Minor, or (usually) only its western shore:--Asia.]

g. Sopater [Strong: 4986. Sopatros so'-pat-ros from the base of 4982 and 3962; of a safe father; Sopatrus, a Christian:--Sopater.]

1). Unger’s Bible Dictionary: So’pater (so’pa-ter; “savior of his father”). A disciple of Berea, who accompanied Paul from Greece into Asia on his return from his third missionary journey (Acts 20:4). In the Codex Sinaiticus, and several other manuscripts, his father’s name is given as Pyrrhus. It is a question whether or not he is the same as Sosipater.

2). Unger’s Bible Dictionary: Sosip’ater (so-sip’a-ter; “saver of his father”). A kinsman of Paul mentioned in the salutations of the epistle to the Romans (Romans 16:21) as being wit the apostle. He is perhaps the same as Sopater.

 

h. [of] Berea [Strong: 961. Beroiaios ber-oy-ah'-yos from 960; a Beroeoean or native of Beroea:--of Berea.]

i. and [Strong: [Strong: 1161. de deh a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).]

j. [of the] Thessalonians [Strong: 2331. Thessalonikeus thes-sal-on-ik-yoos' from 2332; a Thessalonican, i.e. inhabitant of Thessalonice:--Thessalonian.]

k. Aristarchus [Strong: 708. Aristarchos ar-is'-tar-khos from the same as 712 and 757; best ruling; Aristarchus, a Macedonian:--Aristarchus.]

1). Unger’s Bible Dictionary: Aristar’chus (a-ris-tar-kus; “the best ruler”). A native of Thessalonica and a faithful adherent of the apostle Paul in his labors.He became the companion of Paul on his third missionary tour, accompanying him to Ephesus, where he was seized and nearly killed in the tumult raised by the silversmiths under Demetrius (Acts 19:29) 59 A.D. He left that city accompanying Paul to Greece, then to Asia (Acts 20:4), and subsequently to Rome (Acts 27:2), to which he was sent as a prisoner, or he became one while there (Philemon 24), for Paul calls him his “fellow prisoner” (Colossians 4:10). Tradition makes him to have suffered martyrdom in the time of Nero.

l. and [Strong: 2532. kai kahee apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

m. Secundus [Strong: 4580. Sekoundos sek-oon'-dos of Latin origin; "second"; Secundus, a Christian:--Secundus.]

2. “...and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.”

a. and [Strong: 2532. kai kahee apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

b. Gaius [Strong: 1050. Gaios gah'-ee-os of Latin origin; Gaius (i.e. Caius), a Christian:--Gaius.]

1). Unger’s Bible Dictionary: 1. A macedonian who accompanied Paul on some of his journeys and was seized by the populace at Ephesus (Acts 19:29), about 54 A.D. 2. A man of Derbewho accompanied Paul on his return from Macedonia into Asia, probably to Jerusalem (Acts 20:4). 3. An inhabitant of Corinth, the host of Paul, and in whose house the Christians were accustomed to assemble (Romans 16:23). He was baptised by Paul (1 Corinthians 1:14). 4. The person to whom John’s third epistle is addressed to (3 John 4). “He was probably a convert of St. John (v. 4), a layman of wealth and distinction in some city near Ephesus, after 90 A.D. The epistle was written for the purpose of commending to the kindness and hospitality of Giaus some Christians who were strangers in the place where he lived.”

c. [of] Derbe [Strong: 1190. Derbaios der-bah'-ee-os from 1191; a Derbean or inhabitant of Derbe:--of Derbe.]

d. and [Strong: 2532. kai kahee apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

e. Timotheus [Strong: 5095. Timotheos tee-moth'-eh-os from 5092 and 2316; dear to God; Timotheus, a Christian:--Timotheus, Timothy.]

1). Unger’s Bible Dictionary: Tim’othy (tim’o-thy; “venerating God”). The convert and friend of Pal. Timothy was the son of one of those mixed marriages that, though unlawful, were frequent in later periods of Jewish history. His mother was a Jewess, whereas his father (name unknown) was a Greek (Acts 16:3)...Timothy was probably living at Lystra when Paul made his first visit to that city (Acts 16:1), and he appears to have been converted at that time (Acts 14:6; cf. 2 Timothy 1:5. No mention is made of Timothy until the time of Paul’s second visit, but it is safe to assume that his spiritual life and education were under the care of the elders of the church (Acts 14:23).

f. and [Strong: [Strong: 1161. de deh a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).]

g. [of] Asia [Strong: 774. Asianos as-ee-an-os' from 773; an Asian (i.e. Asiatic) or an inhabitant of Asia:--of Asia.]

h. Tychicus [Strong: 5190. Tuchikos too-khee-kos' from a derivative of 5177; fortuitous, i.e. fortunate; Tychicus, a Christian:--Tychicus.]

1). Unger’s Bible Dictionary: Tych’icus (tik’i-kus; “fortuitous). One of Paul’s fellow laborers. He is first mentioned as a companion of the apostle during a portion of Paul’s return journey from the third missionary tour (Acts 20:4). He is there expressly called (with Trophimus), a native of Asia Minor; but while Trophium went with Paul to Jerusalem (Acts 21:29), Tychicus was left behind in Asia, probably at Miletus (Acts 20:15; 38). In Paul’s first imprisonment he was with the apostle again (Colossians 4:7, 8; Ephesians 6:21, 22). The next reference to him is in Titus 3:12. Here Paul (writing possibly from Ephesus) says that it is probable he may send Tychicus to Crete, about the time when he himself goes to Nicopolis. In 2 Timothy 4:12 (written at Rome during the second imprisonment), he says, “Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.” There is much probability in the conjecture that Tychicus was one of the two “brethren” (Trophimus being the other) who were associated with Titus (2 Corinthians 8:16-24) in conducting the business of the collection for the poor Christians in Judea.

i. and [Strong: 2532. kai kahee apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

j. Trophimus [Strong: 5161. Trophimos trof'-ee-mos from 5160; nutritive; Trophimus, a Christian:--Trophimus.]

1). Unger’s Bible Dictionary: Troph’imus (trof’i-mus; Greek “nourishing”). A companion of the apostle Paul. He was a native of Ephesus in Saia minor and together with Tychicus, accompanied paul on his third missionary journey when returning from Macedonia toward Syria (Acts 20:4). Trophimus went to Jerusalem, where he was the innocent cause of the tumult in which the apostle was apprehended. Certain jews from the district of Asia saw the two missionaries together ans supposed that paul had taken Trophimus into the Temple (Acts 2`1:27-29). In 2 Timothy 4:20 Paul writes that he had left Trophimus in ill health in Miletus.