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Andδὲgoing throughδιελθόντεςthe wholeὅληνislandτὴν νῆσονas far asἄχριPaphos,Πάφουthey foundεὗρονa certainτινὰman,ἄνδραa magician,μάγονa JewishἸουδαῖονfalse prophet,ψευδοπροφήτηνwhoseᾧname wasὄνομαBar-Jesus,Βαριησοῦ
Acts 13:6
Study it in the app“And going through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-Jesus,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 13:6, word by word
- going throughδιελθόντεςdielthontes
go about
To go from place to place, or for news to spread.
Where else “dielthontes” appears- the wholeὅληνholēn
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holēn” appears- islandνῆσονnēson
island
Island.
Where else “nēson” appears- as far asἄχριachri
until
Until; as far as.
Where else “achri” appears- PaphosΠάφουPaphou
Paphos
Paphos, a city on the west coast of Cyprus, seat of the Roman governor.
Where else “Paphou” appears- they foundεὗρονheuron
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuron” appears- manἄνδραandra
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andra” appears- a magicianμάγονmagon
sorcerer
Someone who practices occult arts and deceives with them.
Where else “magon” appears- a JewishἸουδαῖονIoudaion
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaion” appears- false prophetψευδοπροφήτηνpseudoprophētēn
false prophet
False prophet: one who claims to speak for God without having been sent by God.
Where else “pseudoprophētēn” appears- name wasὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- Bar-JesusΒαριησοῦBariēsou
Bar-Jesus
Bar-Jesus, "son of Jesus (Joshua)": a Jewish magician in Cyprus.
Where else “Bariēsou” appears
Translation note
“Bar-Jesus” means “son of Jesus” (or of Joshua).
The context
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.
6 · This verse (above)
7who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.
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?