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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. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
χειροτονήσαντεςcheirotonēsantesHaving chosen
Lemma: χειροτονέω (cheirotoneō) · Strong's: G5500
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-AAP-NPM)
Meaning: to appoint — χειρο-τονέω, -ῶ; (χείρ, τείνω) ; 1. to vote by stretching out the hand in the Athenian ἐκκλησία (Luc., Plut.). ; 2. to appoint: ; (a) by vote, 2Co.8:19 ; (b) without vote, Act.14:23 (see Rackham, in l) (cf.…
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Used 4 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 8:19, 2 Timothy 4:22, Titus 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5500; TFLSJ G5500; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 1
δὲdenow
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 2
αὐτοῖςautoisfor them
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (P-DPM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 3
κατ᾽kat᾽in every
Lemma: κατά (kata) · Strong's: G2596
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: according to — κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽; on the frequently neglect of elision, see Tdf., Pr., 95; WH, App., 146a), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, ; down, downwards. ; I. C. genitive (WM, §47, k; Bl., §42, 2). ; 1. C. genitive…
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Used 483 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2596; TFLSJ G2596; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 4
ἐκκλησίανekklēsianchurch
Lemma: ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia) · Strong's: G1577
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: assembly — ἐκκλησία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἐκ-καλέω), [in LXX chiefly for קָהָל, otherwise for one of its cogn. forms ; ] ; 1. prop., an assembly of citizens regularly convened (in Thuc., ii, 22, opposite to σύλλογος, a concourse): Act.19:32,…
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Used 117 times. Also: Matthew 16:18, Matthew 18:17, Acts 5:11, Acts 7:38, Acts 8:1, Acts 8:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1577; TFLSJ G1577; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 5
πρεσβυτέρους,presbuterouselders,
Lemma: πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros) · Strong's: G4245G
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: elder: Elder — πρέσβυς, -εως, ὁ poët. form of πρεσβύτης (which see), ; [in LXX (= πρεσβευτής, an ambassador): Num.21:20 (21), al. (מֲלְאָךְ), Isa.13:8 57:9 (צִיר), 1Ma.9:70, al. ; ] ; an old man. ; Compar., ; πρεσβύτερος, -α, -ον, ;…
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Used 60 times. Also: Matthew 15:2, Matthew 16:21, Matthew 21:23, Matthew 26:3, Matthew 26:47, Matthew 26:57 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4245G; TFLSJ G4245G; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 6
προσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoihaving prayed
Lemma: προσεύχομαι (proseuchomai) · Strong's: G4336
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-ADP-NPM)
Meaning: to pray — προσ-εύχομαι ; [in LXX chiefly for פָּלַל hith. ; ] ; to pray (always of prayer to God, or in cl., to gods): absol., Mat.6:5-7, 9 14:23 19:13 26:36, 39 26:41, 44, Mrk.1:35 6:46 11:24-25 13:33 (WH, E, txt., om.)…
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Used 87 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:7, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 14:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4336; TFLSJ G4336; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 7
μετὰmetawith
Lemma: μετά (meta) · Strong's: G3326
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: with/after — μετά (before vowel μετ᾽; on the neglect of elision in certain cases, V. WH, App., 146 b), ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in poet, also with dative), [in LXX for אַחַד ,עִם ,אֵת, etc.]. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. among,…
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Used 475 times. Also: Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3326; TFLSJ G3326; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 8
νηστειῶνnēsteiōnfasting
Lemma: νηστεία (nēsteia) · Strong's: G3521
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (N-GPF)
Meaning: fasting — νηστεία, -ας, ἡ; (νηστεύω), [in LXX for צוֹם ; ] ; fasting, a fast; (a) of voluntary abstinence from food: Mat.17:21 (WH, R, txt., om.), Mrk.9:29 (WH, txt., R, txt., om.), Luk.2:37, Act.14:23; of the Day of Atonement,…
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Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 17:21, Mark 9:29, Luke 2:37, Acts 27:9, 1 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Corinthians 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3521; TFLSJ G3521; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 9
παρέθεντοparethentothey committed
Lemma: παρατίθημι (paratithēmi) · Strong's: G3908
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2AMI-3P)
Meaning: to set before — παρα-τίθημι ; [in LXX chiefly for שׂוּם ; ] ; I. Act., to place beside, set before, with accusative and dative: of food, Mrk.6:41 8:6-7, Luk.9:16 11:6; τράπεζαν, Act.16:34; pass. ptcp., Luk.10:8, 1Co.10:27;…
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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:31, Mark 6:41, Mark 8:6, Mark 8:7, Luke 9:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3908; TFLSJ G3908; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 10
αὐτοὺςautousthem
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (P-APM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 11
τῷtōto the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 12
κυρίῳkuriōLord
Lemma: κύριος (kurios) · Strong's: G2962G
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)
Meaning: lord: God — κύριος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל ,אָדוֹן, etc. ; ] ; having power (κῦρος) or authority; as subst., ὁ κ., lord, master; 1. in general: with genitive of thing(s),…
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Used 662 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2962G; TFLSJ G2962G; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 13
εἰςeisin
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 14
ὃνhonwhom
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (R-ASM)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 15
πεπιστεύκεισαν.pepisteukeisanthey had believed.
Lemma: πιστεύω (pisteuō) · Strong's: G4100
Parsing: Verb · Pluperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-LAI-3P)
Meaning: to trust (in) — πιστεύω, ; [in LXX chiefly for אמן hi. ; ] ; 1. intrans., to have faith (in), to believe; in cl., with accusative, dative, in NT also with prep, (on the significance of the various constructions, see M, Pr., 67f.; Vau.…
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Used 245 times. Also: Matthew 8:13, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 18:6, Matthew 21:22, Matthew 21:25, Matthew 21:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4100; TFLSJ G4100; TAGNT Acts 14:23 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [Paul and Barnabas] appointed | → | χειροτονέω G5500 to appoint |
| elders | → | πρεσβύτερος G4245G elder: Elder |
| for them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| in each | → | κατά G2596 according to |
| church | → | ἐκκλησία G1577 assembly |
| praying | → | προσεύχομαι G4336 to pray |
| [and] | → | μετά G3326 with/after |
| fasting | → | νηστεία G3521 fasting |
| as they entrusted | → | παρατίθημι G3908 to set before |
| them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| to the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Lord | → | κύριος G2962G lord: God |
| in | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| whom | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| they had believed | → | πιστεύω G4100 to trust (in) |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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