Act 20:3 | NETfull | STEP | where he stayed for three months. Because the Jews had made a plot against him as he was intending to sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

Acts 20:3

3 where he stayed ^{▼▼ BDAG 841 s.v. ποιέω 5.c, “w. an acc. of time spend, stay.”} for three months. Because the Jews had made ^{▼▼ The participle βενομένης (benomenēs) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle. L&N 30.71 has “ἐπιβουλῆς αὐτῷ ὑπὸ τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων ‘because the Jews had made a plot against him’ Ac 20:3.”} a plot ^{▼▼ This plot is one of several noted by Luke (Acts 9:20; 20:19; 23:30).} against him as he was intending ^{▼▼ BDAG 628 s.v. μέλλω 1.c.γ has “denoting an intended action: intend, propose, have in mind…Ac 17:31; 20:3, 7, 13ab; 23:15; 26:2; 27:30.”} to sail ^{▼▼ BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4 gives “put out to sea” here (as a nautical technical term). However, since the English expression “put out to sea” could be understood to mean Paul was already aboard the ship (which is not clear from the context), the simpler expression “sail” is used at this point in the translation.} for Syria, he decided ^{▼▼ BDAG 199 s.v. γίνομαι 7 has “ἐγένετο γνώμης he decided Ac 20:3.”} to return through Macedonia. ^{▼▼ Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.}