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Acts 13:1

1There wereἮσανnowδὲinἐνAntiochἈντιοχείᾳinκατὰtheτὴνbeing [there]οὖσανchurchἐκκλησίανprophetsπροφῆταιandκαὶteachersδιδάσκαλοιὅbothτεBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςandκαὶSimeonΣυμεὼνwhoὁwas calledκαλούμενοςNigerΝίγερ,andκαὶLuciusΛούκιοςtheὁCyrenianΚυρηναῖος,ManaenΜαναήνalsoτεHerodἩρῴδουtheτοῦtetrarchτετραάρχουbrought up withσύντροφοςandκαὶSaulΣαῦλος.

Now there were prophets and teachers in Antioch being [there] in the church: Both Barnabas and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Vocab difficulty

70.1

Rare words

  • Νίγερ

    Νίγερ

    Niger, a proper name.

  • Λούκιος

    Λούκιος

    Lucius, (a) of Cyrene, an early Christian, in the church of Antioch, by some identified with the evangelist Luke, (b) a Christian with Paul at Corinth, by some identified with (a).

  • Μαναήν

    Μαναήν

    (Graecized form of Aramaic Menahem), Manaen, probably a member of Herod Antipas' court.

  • τετραάρχου

    τετραάρχης

  • σύντροφος

    σύντροφος

    one brought up with, a foster brother, an intimate friend.

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