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Acts 11:22

Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “is being” (οὔσης) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Jerusalem” (Ἰερουσαλὴμ) before concerning here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Jerusalem” (Ἱεροσολύμοις) before concerning here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to go” (διελθεῖν) before as far here.

ἠκούσθηēkousthēcameἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “came”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.cameδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichλόγοςlogoswordλόγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “word”, the subject formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὦταōtaearοὖς (ous)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “ear”, the object formG3775(a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassemblyἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “assembly”, the of-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὔσηςousēsto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐνenwas inἐνpreposition — “was in”G1722in, on, among.was inἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the to- or for-formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemπερὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanthey sent forthἐξαποστέλλω (exapostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they sent forth”, a single actionG1821I send away, send forth (a person qualified for a task).they sent forthΒαρναβᾶνbarnabanBarnabasΒαρναβᾶς (barnabas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Barnabas”, the object formG921Barnabas, a Cypriote Jew, uncle of John Mark; his other name was Joseph.Barnabasἕωςheōsas far asἕωςpreposition — “as far as”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.This verse uses “as far as”.as far asἈντιοχείαςantiocheiasAntiochἈντιόχεια (antiocheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Antioch”, the of-formG490Antioch, (a) Antioch on the river Orontes, capital of the Province Syria, (b) "Pisidian" Antioch, not in Pisidia, but near Pisidia, in the Roman Province Galatia.Antioch

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ἹεροσολύμοιςhierosolumoisJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα (hierosoluma)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the to- or for-formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.διελθεῖνdieltheinto that he should goδιέρχομαι (dierchomai)verb, second aorist active infinitive — “to that he should go”, a single actionG1330I pass through, spread (as a report).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the account was heard in the ears of the assembly that [is] in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent forth Barnabas to go through unto Antioch,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch:

Young’s Literal Translation

And the account was heard in the ears of the assembly that [is] in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent forth Barnabas to go through unto Antioch,

World English Bible

The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,

Darby Translation

And the report concerning them reached the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go through as far as Antioch:

Douay-Rheims

And the tidings came to the ears of the church that was at Jerusalem, touching these things: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.

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