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AndδὲJoseph,Ἰωσὴφwho was calledὁ ἐπικληθεὶςBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςbyἀπὸthe apostlesτῶν ἀποστόλων(whichὅis,ἐστινtranslated,μεθερμηνευόμενονSonυἱὸςof Comfort),παρακλήσεωςa Levite,Λευίτηςa CypriotΚύπριοςby birth,τῷ γένει
Acts 4:36
Study it in the app“And Joseph, who was called Barnabas by the apostles (which is, translated, Son of Comfort), a Levite, a Cypriot by birth,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:36, word by word
- JosephἸωσὴφIōsēph
Joseph
Joseph, the name of several men in the Bible: the son of Jacob, Mary's husband (a descendant of David), Joseph of Arimathea, and others.
Where else “Iōsēph” appears- who was calledἐπικληθεὶςepiklētheis
be called
To give someone an added name: "also known as Peter".
Where else “epiklētheis” appears- BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabas
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 “Barnabas” appears- the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōn
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolōn” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- translatedμεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenon
translate
Translate from one language into another.
Where else “methermēneuomenon” appears- Sonυἱὸςhuios
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appears- of Comfort)παρακλήσεωςparaklēseōs
comfort
The relief God or fellow believers give.
Where else “paraklēseōs” appears- a LeviteΛευίτηςLeuitēs
Levite
Levite: a member of the tribe of Levi who served in the temple.
Where else “Leuitēs” appears- a CypriotΚύπριοςKyprios
Cypriot
Cypriot: a person from Cyprus.
Where else “Kyprios” appears- by birthγένειgenei
people
The nation or land someone is from.
Where else “genei” appears
Translation note
Παράκλησις means both “comfort” and “exhortation,” encouragement.
The context
35and laying them at the feet of the apostles, and it was distributed to each as anyone had need.
36 · This verse (above)
37since he had a field, sold it, brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.
To study Acts 4 in a group
1. What it says
Peter and John are questioned by the council. What do they say, and what do the rulers notice about them? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Why do Peter and John answer that they cannot stop speaking about what they saw and heard? (vv. 19-20)
3. How I live it
The believers were of one heart, and no one lacked anything (vv. 32-35). Whom around you could you help today in a concrete way?