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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.
Reference
People
Greek: νυνί (nyní)
just now
Hebrew: ʼĕdayin
then (of time)
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: ʼêtsel
a side; (as a preposition) near
Greek: Ἀντιόχεια (Antiócheia)
Antiochia, a place in Syria
Greek: ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
Hebrew: gᵉbar
{a person}
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Greek: Βαρνάβας (Barnábas)
son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: Συμεών (Symeṓn)
Symeon (i.e. Shimon), the name of five Israelites
Hebrew: Shimʻôwn
Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ὅ ἐστι (hó esti)
which is
Greek: Νίγερ (Níger)
black; Niger, a Christian
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: Λούκιος (Loúkios)
illuminative; Lucius, a Christian
Greek: Κυρηναῖος (Kyrēnaîos)
i.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: Μαναήν (Manaḗn)
Manaën, a Christian
Hebrew: hârâh
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
Greek: σύντροφος (sýntrophos)
a fellow-nursling, i.e. comrade
Greek: Ἡρώδης (Hērṓdēs)
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: τετράρχης (tetrárchēs)
the ruler of a fourth part of a country ("tetrarch")
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: Σαούλ (Saoúl)
Saul (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul
Hebrew: Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
Parallel theme
Acts 4:36
Acts 15:35
Acts 13:9
Galatians 2:9
Luke 3:1
Acts 11:30
Acts 19:6
Prophecy
Acts 15:32
Ephesians 4:11
Acts 21:9
Verse Explanation
The church in Antioch has several prophets and teachers, including Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who grew up with Herod Antipas, and Saul, showing that the church already has a diverse group of leaders from different backgrounds.
History
c. AD 40s: Antioch becomes an important Christian center.