Tag Archives: Acts 21:7

Ἡμεῖς δὲ τὸν πλοῦν διανύσαντες ἀπὸ Τύρου κατηντήσαμεν εἰς Πτολεμαΐδα, καὶ ἀσπασάμενοι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἐμείναμεν ἡμέραν μίαν παρ’ αὐτοῖς

Acts 21:7 doesn’t dwell on drama or detail, but its Greek quietly communicates movement, completion, and the warmth of Christian fellowship. From the ship’s journey to the greeting of the brothers, the sentence is rhythmically tight—narrating transitions both geographical and relational.

Grammatical Foundations

The participle διανύσαντες (having completed the voyage) comes from διανύω, a compound verb stressing completion through or across something. The aorist active participle marks it as a single, finished event—travel finished, journey done. It also acts temporally: after we completed the voyage.… Learn Koine Greek