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Butδὲtheyαὐτοὶwent onδιελθόντεςfromἀπὸPergaτῆς Πέργηςand arrivedπαρεγένοντοatεἰςPisidianτὴν ΠισιδίανAntioch,Ἀντιόχειανandκαὶgoingεἰσελθόντεςintoεἰςthe synagogueτὴν συναγωγὴνon the Sabbath dayτῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτωνthey sat down.ἐκάθισαν
Acts 13:14
Study it in the app“But they went on from Perga and arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and going into the synagogue on the Sabbath day they sat down.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 13:14, word by word
- went onδιελθόντεςdielthontes
pass through
To travel through a place or over to the far shore.
Where else “dielthontes” appears- PergaΠέργηςPergēs
Perga
Perga, a city of Pamphylia.
Where else “Pergēs” appears- and arrivedπαρεγένοντοparegenonto
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paregenonto” appears- PisidianΠισιδίανPisidian
Pisidian
Pisidian, of Pisidia, a region in the center of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Pisidian” appears- AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheian
Antioch
See it on the mapWhere else “Antiocheian” appears- goingεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontes
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiselthontes” appears- the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsynagōgēn
synagogue
Synagogue: the gathering of Jews to read Scripture and pray, and the building where they met.
Where else “synagōgēn” appears- on the Sabbath dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appears- on the Sabbath dayσαββάτωνsabbatōn
Sabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbatōn” appears- they sat downἐκάθισανekathisan
sit down
To take a seat, often to teach, judge or reign.
Where else “ekathisan” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
13And Paul and those with him put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
14 · This verse (above)
15And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, speak.”
To study Acts 13 in a group
1. What it says
In Antioch, while they fasted and served the Lord, what did the Holy Spirit say, and what did the assembly do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Why do you think the assembly fasted and prayed before sending Barnabas and Saul? (vv. 2-3)
3. How I live it
Facing an important decision, with whom can you seek counsel and pray before taking the step?