So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.Acts 15:30
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Οἱ μὲν οὖν ἀπολυθέντες κατῆλθον εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν, καὶ συναγαγόντες τὸ πλῆθος ἐπέδωκαν τὴν ἐπιστολήν.
- ΟἱHoi“They”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μὲνmen“indeed”Particle · from μέν · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- ἀπολυθέντεςapoluthentes“having been sent off”Verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630G
- κατῆλθονkatēlthon“went”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from κατέρχομαι · “to descend” · Strong's G2718
- εἰςeis“to”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- Ἀντιόχειαν,Antiocheian“Antioch,”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Ἀντιόχεια · “Antioch” · Strong's G0490G
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- συναγαγόντεςsunagagontes“having gathered”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from συνάγω · “to assemble” · Strong's G4863
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πλῆθοςplēthos“multitude”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “multitude” · Strong's G4128
- ἐπέδωκανepedōkan“they delivered”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐπιδίδωμι · “to give/deliver” · Strong's G1929
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐπιστολήν.epistolēn“letter.”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐπιστολή · “epistle” · Strong's G1992
Places named in this verse
- Antioch · today: Antioch on the Orontessettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Antioch (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Antioch on OpenBible.info