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Acts 6:9

But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
Acts 6:9
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἀνέστησαν δέ τινες τῶν ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς τῆς λεγομένης Λιβερτίνων καὶ Κυρηναίων καὶ Ἀλεξανδρέων καὶ τῶν ἀπὸ Κιλικίας καὶ Ἀσίας, συζητοῦντες τῷ Στεφάνῳ·

  1. ἀνέστησανanestēsan“Arose”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀνίστημι · “to arise” · Strong's G0450
  2. δέde“however”
    Conjunction · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. τινεςtines“certain”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  4. τῶνtōn“of those”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  6. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. συναγωγῆςsunagōgēs“synagogue”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from συναγωγή · “synagogue” · Strong's G4864
  8. τῆςtēs“which”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. λεγομένηςlegomenēs“is being named”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, genitive, singular, feminine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004H
  10. ΛιβερτίνωνLibertinōn“Freedmen”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from Λιβερτῖνος · “Freedman” · Strong's G3032
  11. καὶkai“including”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ΚυρηναίωνKurēnaiōn“Cyrenians”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from Κυρηναῖος · “from Cyrene” · Strong's G2956
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ἈλεξανδρέωνAlexandreōn“Alexandrians”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from Ἀλεξανδρεύς · “Alexandrian” · Strong's G0221
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. τῶνtōn“of those”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  18. ΚιλικίαςKilikias“Cilicia”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Κιλικία, Κιλικία · “Cilicia” · Strong's G2791
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. Ἀσίας,Asias“Asia,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Ἀσία · “Asia” · Strong's G0773
  21. συζητοῦντεςsuzētountes“disputing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from συζητέω · “to debate” · Strong's G4802
  22. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. Στεφάνῳ·Stephanō“with Stephen;”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Στέφανος · “Stephen” · Strong's G4736
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)