Acts 14:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

they became aware of it, and fled unto the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region round about:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Συνιδόντες, κατέφυγον εἰς τὰς πόλεις τῆς Λυκαονίας, Λύστραν καὶ Δέρβην, καὶ τὴν περίχωρον:

Transliteration

Synidontes, they katephygon into the poleis of Lykaonias, Lystran and Derbēn, and the perichōron:

Grammar Details

*Synidontes*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - becoming aware/perceiving
*katephygon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - fled for refuge/escaped
*poleis*: accusative feminine plural - cities
*Lykaonias*: genitive feminine singular - Lycaonia (region)
*Lystran*: accusative feminine singular - Lystra (city)
*Derbēn*: accusative feminine singular - Derbe (city)
*perichōron*: accusative feminine singular - surrounding region/countryside

Word Meanings

*Synidontes*: becoming aware/perceiving/realizing
*katephygon*: fled for refuge/escaped to safety/took refuge
*perichōron*: surrounding region/countryside/neighboring areas

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Matt 10:23 : 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
2 Tim 3:11 : 11 persecutions, sufferings. What things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.
Acts 14:20-21 : 20 But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city: and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe. 21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,
Acts 16:1-2 : 1 And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a {G5100} {G1135} Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek. 2 The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
Acts 17:13-14 : 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed of Paul at Beroea also, they came thither likewise, stirring up and troubling the multitudes. 14 And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to the sea: and {G5037} Silas and Timothy abode there still.
Acts 23:12-22 : 12 And when it was day, {G5100} the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul. 15 Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, before he comes near, are ready to slay him. 16 But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the castle and told Paul. 17 And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him. 18 So {G3303} he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and saith, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and asked me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say to thee. 19 And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me? 20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul to-morrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him. 21 {G3767} Do not thou therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a curse, {G3739} neither to eat nor to drink till {G3739} they have slain him: and now are they ready, looking for the promise from thee. 22 So {G3303} the chief captain let the young man go, charging him, Tell no man that thou hast signified these things to me.
2 Kgs 6:8-9 : 8 Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. 9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming down. 10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice. 11 And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel? 12 And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
Acts 9:24 : 24 but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him:

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