King James Version

Acts 13:1

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.

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Ἦσανēsanthere wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “there were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.there wereδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atἈντιοχείᾳantiocheiaAntiochἈντιόχειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Antioch”, the to- or for-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.Antiochκατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὖσανousanto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐκκλησίανekklēsianassemblyἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “assembly”, the object formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.προφῆταιprophētaiprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the subject formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.prophetsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδιδάσκαλοιdidaskaloiteachersδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “teachers”, the subject formG1320a teacher, master.teachersὅhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τεteasτέconjunction — “as”G5037and, both.asΒαρναβᾶςbarnabasBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Barnabas”, the subject formG921Barnabas, a Cypriote Jew, uncle of John Mark; his other name was Joseph.Barnabasκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣυμεὼνsumeōnSimeonΣυμεώνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Simeon”, the subject formG4826Simeon or Simon.Simeonὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καλούμενοςkaloumenosthat was calledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that was called”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.that was calledΝίγερnigerNigerΝίγερnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Niger”, the subject formG3526Niger, a proper name.Nigerκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΛούκιοςloukiosLuciusΛούκιοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Lucius”, the subject formG3066Lucius, (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).Luciusὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Κυρηναῖοςkurēnaiosof CyreneΚυρηναῖοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “of Cyrene”, the subject formG2956belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean.of CyreneΜαναήνmanaēnManaenΜαναήνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Manaen”, the subject formG3127(Graecized form of Aramaic Menahem), Manaen, probably a member of Herod Antipas' court.Manaenτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.Ἡρῴδουhērōdouwith HerodἩρῴδης (hērōdēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “with Herod”, the of-formG2264Herod; four persons are called by this name: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa, and Herod Agrippa the younger.with Herodτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τετραάρχουtetraarchoutetrarchτετραάρχης (tetraarchēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “tetrarch”, the of-formG5076a tetrarch, ruler over a fourth part of a region.the tetrarchσύντροφοςsuntrophosbrought up withσύντροφοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “brought up with”, the subject formG4939one brought up with, a foster brother, an intimate friend.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣαῦλοςsaulosSaulΣαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Saul”, the subject formG4569Saul, the apostle.This verse uses “Saul”.Saul

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τινεςtinescertainτις (tis)indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “certain”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there were certain in Antioch, in the assembly there, prophets and teachers; both Barnabas, and Simeon who is called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also — Herod the tetrarch's foster-brother — and Saul;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there , prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Darby Translation

Now there were in Antioch, in the assembly which was [there], prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Douay-Rheims

Now there were in the church which was at Antioch, prophets and doctors, among whom was Barnabas, and Simon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manahen, who was the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

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