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Andκαὶthe handχεὶρof the Lordκυρίουwasἦνwithμετ’them,αὐτῶνandτεa greatπολύςnumberἀριθμὸςwhoὁbelievedπιστεύσαςturnedἐπέστρεψενtoἐπὶthe Lord.τὸν κύριον
Acts 11:21
Study it in the app“And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:21, word by word
- the handχεὶρcheir
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheir” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears- a greatπολύςpolys
great
Of great size or strength, like a crowd or a lament.
Where else “polys” appears- numberἀριθμὸςarithmos
number
Number.
Where else “arithmos” appears- believedπιστεύσαςpisteusas
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteusas” appears- turnedἐπέστρεψενepestrepsen
turn to God
To come back to God, or bring others back to him.
Where else “epestrepsen” appears
The context
20But 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.
21 · This verse (above)
22And the word about them was heard in the ears of the assembly that was in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas as far as Antioch.
To study Acts 11 in a group
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?