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Acts 13:5 — King James Version← Study notes

And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.


Acts 13:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 13:519 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
γενόμενοιgenomenoi
having comeverbG1096
ἐνen
intoprepositionG1722
ΣαλαμῖνιSalamini
SalamisnounG4529
κατήγγελλονkatēngellon
they were proclaimingverbG2605
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
λόγονlogon
wordnounG3056
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
συναγωγαῖςsynagōgais
synagoguesnounG4864
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
JewsadjectiveG2453
εἶχονeichon
They hadverbG2192
δὲde
nowwordG1161
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
ἸωάννηνIōannēn
John asnounG2491
ὑπηρέτηνhypēretēn
a helpernounG5257
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 13:5

As soon as they were ordained they went forth, and hasted to Cyprus, that being a place where was no ill-design hatching against them, and where moreover the Word had been sown already. In Antioch there were (teachers) enough, and Phœnice too was near to Palestine; but Cyprus not so. However, you are not to make a question of the why and wherefore, when it is the Spirit that directs their movements: for they were not only ordained by the Spirit, but sent forth by Him…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 28 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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