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Εὔτυχος
Eutuchos
G2161
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Eutychus

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Eutuchos identifies the young man sitting in the window who falls after falling asleep during Paul's speech.

The attested use is a personal name identifying the young man in Acts 20:9, where the narrative places him in a window before he falls from the third story.

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  1. Name of the young man in the window · dominant

    In Acts 20:9, the nominative singular masculine form identifies the young man seated in the window. The APB renders the verse, "A young man named Eutychus was sitting in the window," before describing his sleep and fall.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 20:9, the APB presents the name in the phrase "A young man named Eutychus." The verse is read as a whole, but the clause identifies the named young man.

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