KJV: Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.
YLT: And the account was heard in the ears of the assembly that is in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent forth Barnabas to go through unto Antioch,
Darby: And the report concerning them reached the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go through as far as Antioch:
ASV: And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch:
Ἠκούσθη | Was heard |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀκουστός Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf. |
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δὲ | now |
Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc. |
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λόγος | report |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: λόγος Sense: of speech. |
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ὦτα | ears |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Plural Root: οὖς Sense: the ear. |
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τῆς | of the |
Parse: Article, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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ἐκκλησίας | church |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: ἐκκλησία Sense: a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly. |
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τῆς | - |
Parse: Article, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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οὔσης | being |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: εἰμί Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present. |
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Ἰερουσαλὴμ | Jerusalem |
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: Ἰερουσαλήμ Sense: denotes either the city itself or the inhabitants. |
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περὶ | concerning |
Parse: Preposition Root: περί Sense: about, concerning, on account of, because of, around, near. |
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ἐξαπέστειλαν | they sent forth |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἐξαποστέλλω Sense: to send forth. |
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Βαρνάβαν | Barnabas |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: Βαρναβᾶς Sense: the surname of Joses or Joseph, a Levite, a native of Cyprus He was a distinguished Christian teacher and companion and colleague of Paul. |
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[διελθεῖν] | to go |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Active Root: διέρχομαι Sense: to go through, pass through. |
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ἕως | as far as |
Parse: Preposition Root: ἕως Sense: till, until. |
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Ἀντιοχείας | Antioch |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: Ἀντιόχεια Sense: Capital of Syria, situated on the river Orontes, founded by Seleucus Nicanor in 300 B. |
Greek Commentary for Acts 11:22
First aorist passive indicative of ακουω akouō was heard in the ears. [source]
Not yet was the term “church” applied to the group of disciples in Antioch as it is in Acts 11:26; Acts 13:1. They sent forth (εχαπεστειλαν exapesteilan). First aorist active indicative of the double compound verb εχαποστελλω eẋapȯstellō to send out and away. The choice of Barnabas was eminently wise. He already had a position of leadership in Jerusalem because of his generosity (Acts 4:36.) and his championship of Saul after his conversion (Acts 9:27). He was originally from Cyprus and probably had personal friends among some of the leaders in this new movement. He was to investigate the work of the travelling preachers (Acts 11:19) all the way to Antioch (εως Αντιοχειας heōs Antiocheias). [source]
First aorist active indicative of the double compound verb εχαποστελλω eẋapȯstellō to send out and away. The choice of Barnabas was eminently wise. He already had a position of leadership in Jerusalem because of his generosity (Acts 4:36.) and his championship of Saul after his conversion (Acts 9:27). He was originally from Cyprus and probably had personal friends among some of the leaders in this new movement. He was to investigate the work of the travelling preachers (Acts 11:19) all the way to Antioch (εως Αντιοχειας heōs Antiocheias). [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Acts 11:22
All prophets were teachers, but not all teachers were prophets who were for-speakers of God, sometimes fore-speakers like Agabus in Acts 11:28. The double use of τε te here makes three prophets (Barnabas, Symeon, Lucius) and two teachers (Manaen and Saul). Barnabas heads the list (Acts 11:22) and Saul comes last. Symeon Niger may be the Simon of Cyrene who carried the Saviour‘s cross. Lucius of Cyrene was probably one of the original evangelists (Acts 11:20). The name is one of the forms of Luke, but it is certainly not Luke the Physician. Manaen shows how the gospel was reaching some of the higher classes (home of Herod Antipas). Foster-brother (συντροπος suntrophos). Old word for nourished with or brought up with one collactaneus (Vulgate). These are clearly the outstanding men in the great Greek church in Antioch. [source]
Second aorist middle (indirect) participle of επιλαμβανω epilambanō common verb to lay hold of. Barnabas saw the situation and took Saul to himself and listened to his story and believed it. It is to the credit of Barnabas that he had the insight and the courage to stand by Saul at the crucial moment in his life when the evidence seemed to be against him. It is a pleasing hypothesis that this influential disciple from Cyprus had gone to the University of Tarsus where he met Saul. If so, he would know more of him than those who only knew his record as a persecutor of Christians. That fact Barnabas knew also, but he was convinced that Jesus had changed the heart of Saul and he used his great influence (Acts 4:36; Acts 11:22) to win the favour of the apostles, Peter in particular (Galatians 1:19) and James the half-brother of Jesus. The other apostles were probably out of the city as Paul says that he did not see them. [source]