Acts 20:9
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And a certain young man named Eutychus, sitting on the window, being oppressed with a deep sleep (as Paul was long preaching), by occasion of his sleep fell from the third loft down and was taken up dead.

being.

Jonah 1:5,6 But the Lord sent a great wind to the sea: and a great tempest was raised in the sea, and the ship was in danger to be broken. . . .

Matthew 26:40,41 And he cometh to his disciples and findeth them asleep. And he saith to Peter: What? Could you not watch one hour with me? . . .

Mark 13:36 Lest coming on a sudden, he find you sleeping.

the third.

1 Kings 17:19 And Elias said to her: Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him into the upper chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

and was.

Acts 14:19 Now there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium: and, persuading the multitude and stoning Paul, drew him out of the city, thinking him to be dead.

Mark 9:26 And crying out and greatly tearing him, he went our of him. And he became as dead, so that many said: He is dead.

Context
Eutychus Revived at Troas
8And there were a great number of lamps in the upper chamber where we were assembled. 9And a certain young man named Eutychus, sitting on the window, being oppressed with a deep sleep (as Paul was long preaching), by occasion of his sleep fell from the third loft down and was taken up dead. 10To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.…
Cross References
Acts 20:7
And on the first day of the week, when we were assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, being to depart on the morrow. And he continued his speech until midnight.

Acts 20:8
And there were a great number of lamps in the upper chamber where we were assembled.

Acts 20:10
To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.

Lexicon
And
δέ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

a certain
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

young man
νεανίας (neanias)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3494: A young man, youth; a man in his prime (used even of a man of 40). From a derivative of neos; a youth.

named
ὀνόματι (onomati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

Eutychus,
Εὔτυχος (Eutychos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2161: From eu and a derivative of tugchano; well- fated, i.e. Fortunate; Eutychus, a young man.

seated
καθεζόμενος (kathezomenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2516: To be sitting, sit down, be seated. From kata and the base of hedraios; to sit down.

by
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

window,
θυρίδος (thyridos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2376: A small opening, window. From thura; an aperture, i.e. Window.

was sinking into
καταφερόμενος (katapheromenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2702: From kata and phero; to bear down, i.e. overcome; specially, to cast a vote.

a deep
βαθεῖ (bathei)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 901: From the base of basis; profound, literally or figuratively.

sleep
ὕπνῳ (hypnō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5258: Sleep; fig: spiritual sleep. From an obsolete primary; sleep, i.e. spiritual torpor.

as Paul
Παύλου (Paulou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

talked
διαλεγομένου (dialegomenou)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1256: To converse, address, preach, lecture; I argue, reason. Middle voice from dia and lego; to say thoroughly, i.e. Discuss.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

and on.
πλεῖον (pleion)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Strong's Greek 4119: Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion.

When he was sound
κατενεχθεὶς (katenechtheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2702: From kata and phero; to bear down, i.e. overcome; specially, to cast a vote.

asleep,
ὕπνου (hypnou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5258: Sleep; fig: spiritual sleep. From an obsolete primary; sleep, i.e. spiritual torpor.

he fell
ἔπεσεν (epesen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.

from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

third story
τριστέγου (tristegou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5152: Having three stories; subst: the third story. Neuter of a compound of treis and stege as noun; a third roof.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

was picked up
ἤρθη (ērthē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 142: To raise, lift up, take away, remove.

dead.
νεκρός (nekros)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.


Additional Translations
And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated by the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.

And a certain young man named Eutychus was sitting by the window, overpowered by deep sleep as Paul talked on longer. Having been overpowered by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

And a certain youth, by name Eutychus, sitting at the window-opening, overpowered by deep sleep, while Paul discoursed very much at length, having been overpowered by the sleep, fell from the third story down to the bottom, and was taken up dead.

And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, having fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

and a youth of the name of Eutychus was sitting at the window. This lad, gradually sinking into deep sleep while Paul preached at unusual length, overcome at last by sleep, fell from the second floor and was taken up dead.

A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

and there was sitting a certain youth, by name Eutychus, upon the window -- being borne down by a deep sleep, Paul discoursing long -- he having sunk down from the sleep, fell down from the third story, and was lifted up dead.
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