What Does Acts 13:7 Mean?

“Which”

the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that

“was”

i (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)

“with”

with or together (but much closer than g3326 or g3844), i.e., by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, additi

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the deputy of the country”

instead of the highest officer, i.e., (specially) a roman proconsul

“Sergius”

sergius, a roman

“Paulus”

(little; but remotely from a derivative of g3973, meaning the same); paulus, the name of a roman and of an apostle

“man”

a man (properly as an individual male)

“a prudent”

mentally put (or putting) together, i.e., sagacious

“who”

the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)

“called”

to call toward oneself, i.e., summon, invite

“for Barnabas”

son of nabas (i.e., prophecy); barnabas, an israelite

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“Saul”

saulus (i.e., shaul), the jewish name of paul

“and desired”

to search (inquire) for; intensively, to demand, to crave

“to hear”

to hear (in various senses)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the word”

something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“of God”

a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)