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it seemed goodἔδοξενto us,ἡμῖνhaving comeγενομένοιςto one mind,ὁμοθυμαδὸνto chooseἐκλεξαμένοιςmenἄνδραςandsend themπέμψαιtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςwithσὺνourἡμῶνbelovedτοῖς ἀγαπητοῖςBarnabasΒαρναβᾷandκαὶPaul,Παύλῳ
Acts 15:25
Study it in the app“it seemed good to us, having come to one mind, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:25, word by word
- it seemed goodἔδοξενedoxen
seem
To seem to be something; “to seem good” is to agree on a decision.
Where else “edoxen” appears- having comeγενομένοιςgenomenois
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genomenois” appears- to one mindὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothymadon
with one accord
With one accord, all with the same mind; also together.
Where else “homothymadon” appears- to chooseἐκλεξαμένοιςeklexamenois
choose
Choose, select.
Where else “eklexamenois” appears- menἄνδραςandras
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andras” appears- send themπέμψαιpempsai
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsai” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētois
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapētois” appears- BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabai
Barnabas
Barnabas, the surname given to Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus; it was explained as "son of encouragement". He traveled and worked with Paul.
Where else “Barnabai” appears- PaulΠαύλῳPaulōi
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulōi” appears
The context
24Since we have heard that some from among us who went out have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, men to whom we gave no instructions,
25 · This verse (above)
26men who have handed over their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
To study Acts 15 in a group
1. What it says
What disagreement arose in Antioch, and whom did they send to Jerusalem to deal with it? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
How did the apostles and elders reach a decision? Who spoke, and what weighed in it? (vv. 6-22)
3. How I live it
They listened to everyone before deciding (vv. 7, 12). How can you listen better to someone you disagree with?