Acts 14:23

23Having chosenχειροτονήσαντεςnowδὲfor themαὐτοῖςin everyκατ’churchἐκκλησίανeldersπρεσβυτέρουςhaving prayedπροσευξάμενοιwithμετὰfastingνηστειῶνthey committedπαρέθεντοthemαὐτοὺςto theτῷLordκυρίῳinεἰςwhomὃνthey had believedπεπιστεύκεισαν.

And having appointed elders for them in every church, having prayed, with fasting they committed them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

Vocab difficulty

86.5

Rare words

  • χειροτονήσαντες

    χειροτονέω

    I elect by show of hands, choose by vote, appoint.