Act 20:9 | NETfull | STEP | A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak for a long time. Fast asleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

Acts 20:9

9 A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, ^{▼▼ This window was probably a simple opening in the wall (see also BDAG 462 s.v. θυρίς).} was sinking ^{▼▼ Grk “sinking into a deep sleep.” BDAG 529 s.v. καταφέρω 3 has “ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ sink into a deep sleep…Ac 20:9a.” The participle καταφερόμενος (kataferomenos) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.} into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak ^{▼▼ The participle διαλεγομένου (dialegomenou) has been taken temporally.} for a long time. Fast asleep, ^{▼▼ BDAG 529 s.v. καταφέρω 3 has “κατενεχθεὶς ἀπὸ τοῦ ὔπνου overwhelmed by sleep vs. 9b, ” but this expression is less common in contemporary English than phrases like “fast asleep” or “sound asleep.”} he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.