GREEK · G2161
Εὔτυχος
Eutuchos — Eutychus
Εὔτυχος, -ου, ὁ (εὖ, τυχή), Butychus, a young man: Act.20:9.† (AS)
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Eutychus
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Historical dictionary entry
Fortunate, (Acts 20:9-12), a young man of Troas who fell through drowsiness from the open window of the third floor of the house where Paul was preaching, and was “taken up dead.” The lattice-work of the window being open to admit the air, the lad fell out and down to the court below. Paul restored him to life again. (Comp. 1 Kings 17:21; 2 Kings 4:34.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.