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Andκαίfor aboutὡςforty years’τεσσερακονταετῆtimeχρόνονhe put up withἐτροποφόρησενthemαὐτοὺςinἐνthe wilderness.τῇ ἐρήμῳ
Acts 13:18
Study it in the app“And for about forty years’ time he put up with them in the wilderness.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 13:18, word by word
- forty years’τεσσερακονταετῆtesserakontaetē
forty years
Forty years; a period or age of forty years.
Where else “tesserakontaetē” appears- timeχρόνονchronon
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronon” appears- he put up withἐτροποφόρησενetropophorēsen
put up with
Bear with, put up with another's ways.
Where else “etropophorēsen” appears- the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōi
wilderness
Land without people or crops.
Where else “erēmōi” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts read “he cared for them,” as in the Greek text of Deuteronomy 1:31.
The context
17The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people during their stay as foreigners in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm he brought them out of it.
18 · This verse (above)
19And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them as an inheritance their land
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?