Acts
Acts 15:39–40
39Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, 40but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
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Acts 15:39
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Their disagreement was so sharp | παροξυσμός | paroxysmos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3948 incitement, irritation |
| that | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| they | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| parted | ἀποχωρισθῆναι | apochōristhēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G673 I separate from |
| company | ἀλλήλων | allēlōn | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| Barnabas | Βαρνάβαν | Barnaban | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G921 Barnabas |
| took | παραλαβόντα | paralabonta | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3880 I take, receive |
| Mark | Μάρκον | Markon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3138 Mark |
| sailed | ἐκπλεῦσαι | ekpleusai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1602 I sail out, sail away |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Cyprus | Κύπρον | Kypron | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2954 Cyprus |
Acts 15:40
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| Paul | Παῦλος | Paulos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| chose | ἐπιλεξάμενος | epilexamenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1951 I call, choose for myself, am named |
| Silas | Σιλᾶν | Silan | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4609 Silas |
| left | ἐξῆλθεν | exēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1831 I go out, come out |
| commended | παραδοθεὶς | paradotheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray |
| by | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| brothers | ἀδελφῶν | adelphōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| to the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| grace | χάριτι | chariti | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
Cross-references
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Acts 15:39 Colossians 4:10 · Acts 4:36 · James 3:2 · Ecclesiastes 7:20
Acts 15:40 Acts 15:22 · Acts 11:23 · Acts 14:26 · 1 Corinthians 15:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.