Study it in the app“But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, coming to Antioch, were speaking also to the Hellenists, announcing the good news of the Lord Jesus.”
Butδέthere wereἦσανsomeτινεςofἐξthem,αὐτῶνmenἄνδρεςof CyprusΚύπριοιandκαὶCyrene,Κυρηναῖοιwho,οἵτινεςcomingἐλθόντεςtoεἰςAntioch,Ἀντιόχειανwere speakingἐλάλουνalsoκαὶtoπρὸςthe Hellenists,τοὺς Ἑλληνιστάςannouncing the good news ofεὐαγγελιζόμενοιthe Lordτὸν κύριονJesus.Ἰησοῦν
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēsan” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andres” appearsCypriot
Cypriot: a person from Cyprus.
Where else “Kyprioi” appearsCyrenian
From Cyrene, a city in North Africa.
Where else “Kyrēnaioi” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthontes” appearsAntioch
See it on the mapWhere else “Antiocheian” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elaloun” appearsHellenist
Hellenist: a Jew who spoke Greek and followed Greek ways.
Where else “Hellēnistas” appearsproclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euangelizomenoi” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appearsOther manuscripts read “Greeks” (Hellēnas). From the contrast with 11:19 (“only to Jews”), it can be understood that these are non-Jewish people who spoke Greek.
Antioch
Today: Antakya (Antioch on the Orontes), Turkey
An important city of Syria, about 15 miles (25 km) inland from the Mediterranean, in present-day Turkey. There was another Antioch in Pisidia, in central Turkey today.
There the disciples were first called "Christians" (Acts 11:26). The assembly sent Paul and Barnabas out from there on their first journey (Acts 13:1-3).
19So those who had been scattered because of the affliction that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except only Jews.
20 · This verse (above)
21And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
1. What it says
When Peter is criticized in Jerusalem, how does he respond, and what do they do when they hear him? (vv. 2-18)
2. What it means
What does Barnabas do on arriving in Antioch, and what does he then do about Saul? (vv. 22-26)
3. How I live it
The disciples in Antioch sent help to the brothers in Judea who needed it (vv. 27-30). Whom far away could you help?
