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Andδὲwhen they had appointedχειροτονήσαντεςeldersπρεσβυτέρουςfor themαὐτοῖςin everyκατ’assembly,ἐκκλησίανprayingπροσευξάμενοιwithμετὰfasting,νηστειῶνthey entrustedπαρέθεντοthemαὐτοὺςto the Lordτῷ κυρίῳinεἰςwhomὃνthey had believed.πεπιστεύκεισαν
Acts 14:23
Study it in the app“And when they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, praying with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 14:23, word by word
- when they had appointedχειροτονήσαντεςcheirotonēsantes
appoint
Appoint, choose; literally, vote by raising the hand.
Where else “cheirotonēsantes” appears- eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbyterous
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyterous” appears- assemblyἐκκλησίανekklēsian
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsian” appears- prayingπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoi
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuxamenoi” appears- fastingνηστειῶνnēsteiōn
fasting
Fasting, a fast.
Where else “nēsteiōn” appears- they entrustedπαρέθεντοparethento
entrust
To leave in another's care: "into your hands I place my spirit".
Where else “parethento” appears- to the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- they had believedπεπιστεύκεισανpepisteukeisan
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pepisteukeisan” appears
Translation note
Literally “raise the hand,” as in voting; here, to appoint.
The context
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.
23 · This verse (above)
24And passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
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?