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Soοὖνthey,Αὐτοὶsent outἐκπεμφθέντεςbyὑπὸthe Holyτοῦ ἁγίουSpirit,πνεύματοςwent downκατῆλθονtoεἰςSeleucia,Σελεύκειανandτεfrom thereἐκεῖθένthey sailedἀπέπλευσανtoεἰςCyprus.Κύπρον
Acts 13:4
Study it in the app“So they, sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.”
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Acts 13:4, word by word
- sent outἐκπεμφθέντεςekpemphthentes
send out
Send out, send away.
Where else “ekpemphthentes” appears- the Holyἁγίουhagiou
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiou” appears- Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- went downκατῆλθονkatēlthon
come down
Come down, go down from a higher place.
Where else “katēlthon” appears- SeleuciaΣελεύκειανSeleukeian
Seleucia
Seleucia, the port of Antioch in Syria.
Where else “Seleukeian” appears- from thereἐκεῖθένekeithen
from there
From there.
Where else “ekeithen” appears- they sailedἀπέπλευσανapepleusan
sail away
Sail away, set sail.
Where else “apepleusan” appears- CyprusΚύπρονKypron
Cyprus
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Places in this verse
Cyprus
Today: Cyprus (island; Republic of Cyprus and the north)
A large island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coasts of Syria and Turkey.
Barnabas came from there (Acts 4:36). Paul and Barnabas crossed it on their first journey (Acts 13:4-12).
The context
3Then, after fasting and praying and laying their hands on them, they sent them off.
4 · This verse (above)
5And when they were in Salamis, they were announcing the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John as their assistant.
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?