A young man (Gk. neanias) [an unmarried man under the age of 40, probably younger] named Eutychus sat in the window [to get some fresh air]. He fell into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak, and finally, completely overcome by sleep, he fell from the third floor and was carried away dead.
[Eutychus is a Greek name that appropriately means "lucky". He is called a servant in and was probably a slave to some Roman master in the wealthy port city of Troas. It is unlikely that his master was of Jewish descent who followed the Sabbath commandment, so after a hard day's work, he had come to the meeting tired, see also .]
