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Acts 14:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.


Acts 14:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 14:2316 words
GreekMeaning
χειροτονήσαντεςcheirotonēsantes
Having chosenverbG5500
δὲde
nowwordG1161
αὐτοῖςautois
for thempronounG846
κατ’kat’
in everyprepositionG2596
ἐκκλησίανekklēsian
churchnounG1577
πρεσβυτέρουςpresbyterous
eldersadjectiveG4245
προσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoi
having prayedverbG4336
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
νηστειῶνnēsteiōn
fastingnounG3521
παρέθεντοparethento
they committedverbG3908
αὐτοὺςautous
thempronounG846
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
κυρίῳkyriō
LordnounG2962
εἰςeis
inprepositionG1519
ὃνhon
whomrelative pronounG3739
πεπιστεύκεισανpepisteukeisan
they had believedverbG4100
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Elders and Prayer
Paul and Barnabas appoint elders in every church, 'with prayer and fasting.' This is a simple verse about leadership structure, but it's loaded with meaning: leadership appointments aren't casual. The...
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