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Acts 15:22

Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “is being called” (καλούμενον) before Barsabbas here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “is named” (ἐπικαλούμενον) before Barsabbas here.

ΤότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenἔδοξεedoxepleased itδοκέω (dokeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “pleased it”, a single actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.pleased itτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποστόλοιςapostoloisapostlesἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “apostles”, the to- or for-formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.the apostlesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroiseldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “elders”, the to- or for-formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.eldersσὺνsunwithσύνpreposition — “with”G4862with.withὅλῃholēwholeὅλος (holos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “whole”, the to- or for-formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.the wholeτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiachurchἐκκλησίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “church”, the to- or for-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.This verse uses “church”.churchἐκλεξαμένουςeklexamenouschosenἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai)verb, aorist middle participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “chosen”, a single actionG1586I pick out for myself, choose, elect, select.chosenἄνδραςandrasmenἀνήρ (anēr)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “men”, the object formG435a male human being; a man, husband.menἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofαὐτῶνautōntheir own companyαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “their own company”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.their own companyπέμψαιpempsaito sendπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to send”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἈντιόχειανantiocheianAntiochἈντιόχεια (antiocheia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Antioch”, the object 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.Antiochσὺνsunwithσύνpreposition — “with”G4862with.withτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαύλῳpaulōPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the to- or for-formG3972Paul, Paulus.Paulκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΒαρναβᾷbarnabaBarnabasΒαρναβᾶς (barnabas)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Barnabas”, the to- or for-formG921Barnabas, a Cypriote Jew, uncle of John Mark; his other name was Joseph.BarnabasἸούδανioudannamely, JudasἸούδας (ioudas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “namely, Judas”, the object formG2455Judah, Judas, Jude.This verse uses “Judas”.namely, Judasτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καλούμενονkaloumenonsurnamedκαλέω (kaleō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “surnamed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.surnamedΒαρσαββᾶνbarsabbanBarsabasΒαρσαββᾶς (barsabbas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Barsabas”, the object formG923Barsabbas, son of Sabbas, a surname of Joseph and Judas.Barsabasκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣιλᾶνsilanSilasΣίλας (silas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Silas”, the object formG4609Silas, a pet-form of the name "Silvanus"; a Roman citizen and a helper of Paul.Silasἄνδραςandrasmenἀνήρ (anēr)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “men”, the object formG435a male human being; a man, husband.menἡγουμένουςhēgoumenousto governἡγέομαι (hēgeomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to govern”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2233(a) I lead, (b) I think, am of opinion, suppose, consider.ἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοῖςadelphoisbrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the to- or for-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.the brethren

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπικαλούμενονepikaloumenonsurnamedἐπικαλέομαι (epikaleomai)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “surnamed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1941(a) I call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: I call upon, appeal to, address.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, chosen men out of themselves to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas — Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely , Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

Darby Translation

Then it seemed good to the apostles and to the elders, with the whole assembly, to send chosen men from among them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch, Judas called Barsabas and Silas, leading men among the brethren,

Douay-Rheims

Then it pleased the apostles and ancients, with the whole church, to choose men of their own company, and to send to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas, who was surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren.

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