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Acts 13:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.


Acts 13:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 13:131 words
GreekMeaning
ἮσανĒsan
There wereverbG1510
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheia
AntiochnounG490
κατὰkata
inprepositionG2596
τὴνtēn
whatarticleG3588
οὖσανousan
isverbG1510
ἐκκλησίανekklēsian
the churchnounG1577
προφῆταιprophētai
prophetsnounG4396
καὶkai
andwordG2532
διδάσκαλοιdidaskaloi
teachersnounG1320
ho
thearticleG3588
τεte
bothwordG5037
ΒαρναβᾶςBarnabas
BarnabasnounG921
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ΣυμεὼνSymeōn
SimeonnounG4826
ho
whoarticleG3588
καλούμενοςkaloumenos
is being calledverbG2564
ΝίγερNiger
NigernounG3526
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ΛούκιοςLoukios
LuciusnounG3066
ho
thearticleG3588
ΚυρηναῖοςKyrēnaios
CyreniannounG2956
ΜαναήνManaēn
ManaennounG3127
τεte
also —wordG5037
ἩρῴδουHērōdou
with HerodnounG2264
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
τετραάρχουtetraarchou
tetrarchnounG5076
σύντροφοςsyntrophos
brought up —adjectiveG4939
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ΣαῦλοςSaulos
SaulnounG4569
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 13:1

Now there were in the Church that was at Antioch, certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaën, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Acts 13:1 He still mentions Barnabas first: for Paul was not yet famous, he had not yet wrought any sign. As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate Me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 27 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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