Greek Interlinear
Acts 14:12 Interlinear
“they called And Barnabas Jupiter and Paul Mercurius because he was the chief speaker”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐκάλουν | G2564 | they called | to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise) |
| 2 | τε | G5037 | And | both or also (properly, as correlation of g2532) |
| 3 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 4 | μὲν | G3303 | properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with g1161 (this one, the former, etc.) | |
| 5 | Βαρναβᾶν | G921 | Barnabas | son of nabas (i.e., prophecy); barnabas, an israelite |
| 6 | Δία | G2203 | Jupiter | in the oblique cases there is used instead of it a (probably cognate) name ??? <pronunciation strongs="deece"/>, which is otherwise obsolete; zeus or |
| 7 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | δὲ | G1161 | and | but, and, etc |
| 9 | Παῦλον | G3972 | Paul | (little; but remotely from a derivative of g3973, meaning the same); paulus, the name of a roman and of an apostle |
| 10 | Ἑρμῆν | G2060 | Mercurius | hermes, the name of the messenger of the greek deities; also of a christian |
| 11 | ἐπειδὴ | G1894 | because | since now, i.e., (of time) when, or (of cause) whereas |
| 12 | αὐτὸς | G846 | he | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 13 | ἦν | G2258 | was | i (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) |
| 14 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 15 | ἡγούμενος | G2233 | the chief | to lead, i.e., command (with official authority); figuratively, to deem, i.e., consider |
| 16 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 17 | λόγου | G3056 | speaker | something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a |
Verse Context
Acts 14:11 And when the people saw what had done...
Acts 14:12 (current)they called And Barnabas Jupiter and Paul Mercurius because he was the chief speaker
Acts 14:13which Then the priest which of Jupiter which...