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And thenκἀκεῖθενthey asked forᾐτήσαντοa king,βασιλέαandκαὶGodὁ θεὸςgaveἔδωκενthemαὐτοῖςSaulτὸν Σαοὺλsonυἱὸνof Kish,Κίςa manἄνδραofἐκthe tribeφυλῆςof Benjamin,Βενιαμίνfor fortyτεσσεράκονταyears.ἔτη
Acts 13:21
Study it in the app“And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 13:21, word by word
- And thenκἀκεῖθενkakeithen
and then
Marks a move to a new stage: “and from that moment.”
Where else “kakeithen” appears- they asked forᾐτήσαντοēitēsanto
ask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “ēitēsanto” appears- a kingβασιλέαbasilea
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basilea” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- gaveἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- SaulΣαοὺλSaoul
Saul
Saul, the Hebrew form of the name: the first king of Israel, and Saul who was later called Paul.
Where else “Saoul” appears- sonυἱὸνhuion
son
A son.
Where else “huion” appears- of KishΚίςKis
Kish
Kish, the father of King Saul.
Where else “Kis” appears- a manἄνδραandra
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andra” appears- the tribeφυλῆςphylēs
tribe
One of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Where else “phylēs” appears- of BenjaminΒενιαμίνBeniamin
Benjamin
Benjamin: the youngest son of Jacob, and his tribe.
Where else “Beniamin” appears- for fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakonta
forty
Forty.
Where else “tesserakonta” appears- yearsἔτηetē
year
Year.
Where else “etē” appears
The context
20for about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
21 · This verse (above)
22And after removing him, he raised up David for them as king, about whom he also said, testifying, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my wishes.’
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?