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Andτεafter announcing the good news inΕὐαγγελισάμενοίthatἐκείνηνcityτὴν πόλινandκαὶmaking disciples ofμαθητεύσαντεςmany,ἱκανοὺςthey returnedὑπέστρεψανtoεἰςLystraτὴν ΛύστρανandκαὶtoεἰςIconiumἸκόνιονandκαὶtoεἰςAntioch,Ἀντιόχειαν
Acts 14:21
Study it in the app“And after announcing the good news in that city and making disciples of many, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 14:21, word by word
- after announcing the good news inΕὐαγγελισάμενοίEuangelisamenoi
proclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “Euangelisamenoi” appears- cityπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- making disciples ofμαθητεύσαντεςmathēteusantes
make disciples
Make someone a disciple, teach; in the passive, become a disciple.
Where else “mathēteusantes” appears- manyἱκανοὺςhikanous
considerable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanous” appears- they returnedὑπέστρεψανhypestrepsan
return, turn back
Return, turn back, go back to where one came from.
Where else “hypestrepsan” appears- LystraΛύστρανLystran
Lystra
Lystra, a city of Lycaonia, the hometown of Timothy.
Where else “Lystran” appears- IconiumἸκόνιονIkonion
Iconium
Iconium, a city of Lycaonia, in the center of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Ikonion” appears- AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheian
Antioch
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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
20But when the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and entered into the city. And on the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.
21 · This verse (above)
22strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to remain in the faith, and saying that through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God.
To study Acts 14 in a group
1. What it says
In Lystra, what does Paul do for the man who had never walked, and how does the crowd react? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Why do Paul and Barnabas refuse to be treated as gods, and what do they say about themselves? (vv. 14-15)
3. How I live it
Paul and Barnabas encouraged the disciples to stay firm through hardship (v. 22). How can you encourage someone going through a hard time?