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ParthiansΠάρθοιandκαὶMedesΜῆδοιandκαὶElamites,Ἐλαμῖταιandκαὶthose who live inοἱ κατοικοῦντεςMesopotamia,τὴν ΜεσοποταμίανJudeaἸουδαίανandτε καὶCappadocia,ΚαππαδοκίανPontusΠόντονandκαὶAsia,τὴν Ἀσίαν
Acts 2:9
Study it in the app“Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who live in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:9, word by word
- ParthiansΠάρθοιParthoi
Parthian
Parthian: a person from Parthia, east of the Roman Empire.
Where else “Parthoi” appears- MedesΜῆδοιMēdoi
Mede
Mede: a person from Media, east of Mesopotamia.
Where else “Mēdoi” appears- ElamitesἘλαμῖταιElamitai
Elamite
Elamite: a person from Elam, east of Babylon.
Where else “Elamitai” appears- those who live inκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountes
dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikountes” appears- MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίανMesopotamian
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia, the land between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.
Where else “Mesopotamian” appears- JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaian
Judea
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioudaian” appears- CappadociaΚαππαδοκίανKappadokian
Cappadocia
Cappadocia, a region in the center of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Kappadokian” appears- PontusΠόντονPonton
Pontus
Pontus, a region in the north of present-day Turkey, on the Black Sea.
Where else “Ponton” appears- AsiaἈσίανAsian
Asia
See it on the mapWhere else “Asian” appears
Translation note
The list goes, more or less from east to west, through the places where Jews lived. “Asia” is the Roman province of that name, in the west of present-day Turkey.
Places in this verse
1Judea
Today: southern Israel and West Bank, Judean hills
The southern region of Israel, including Jerusalem; in Jesus' time it was a Roman province.
Jesus was born there, and John the Immerser preached there (Matt 2:1; 3:1). Jesus told his disciples to be witnesses in Judea (Acts 1:8).
2Asia
Today: western Turkey (western Anatolia)
A Roman province in what is now western Turkey, with Ephesus as its main city.
Paul taught two years in Ephesus, and everyone in the province heard the word of the Lord (Acts 19:10). The seven assemblies of Revelation were there (Rev 1:4).
The context
8And how is it that we hear them, each of us in our own language in which we were born?
9 · This verse (above)
10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and the visiting Romans,
To study Acts 2 in a group
1. What it says
What happened on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and what did the crowd hear? (vv. 4-8)
2. What it means
Peter explains what happened using the Scriptures and Jesus. What does he want the people to understand about Jesus? (vv. 22-36)
3. How I live it
The first believers shared teaching, meals and possessions (vv. 42-45). What could you share this week with someone close to you?