Acts 4:36

36JosephἸωσὴφnowδὲὁhaving been calledἐπικληθεὶςBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςbyἀπὸtheτῶνapostlesἀποστόλων,whichὅisἐστινtranslatedμεθερμηνευόμενονSonυἱὸςof encouragementπαρακλήσεως,a LeviteΛευίτης,a CypriotΚύπριοςat theτῷbirthγένει,

Now Joseph having been called Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a Cypriot by birth,

Vocab difficulty

88.2

Rare words

  • Λευίτης

    Λευίτης

    a Levite, properly a man of the tribe of Levi; hence: a priest's assistant, an under priest, as the members of that tribe were charged with this duty.

  • Κύπριος

    Κύπριος

    a Cypriote, belonging to Cyprus.