Acts 9:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when the brethren knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπιγνόντες δὲ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ, κατήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς Καισάρειαν, καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸν εἰς Ταρσόν.

Transliteration

Epignontes de the adelphoi, katēgagon him to Kaisareian, and exapesteilan him to Tarson.

Grammar Details

*Epignontes*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having learned
*de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
*adelphoi*: nominative, masculine plural - brothers
*katēgagon*: aorist active, 3rd plural - brought down
*Kaisareian*: accusative, feminine singular - Caesarea
*exapesteilan*: aorist active, 3rd plural - sent away
*Tarson*: accusative, feminine singular - Tarsus

Word Meanings

*Epignontes*: having learned/having found out/having understood fully
*adelphoi*: brothers/brethren/fellow believers
*katēgagon*: brought down/led down
*exapesteilan*: sent away/sent forth/dispatched

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Referenced Verses

Acts 8:40 : 40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
Acts 9:11 : 11 And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth;
Acts 11:25 : 25 And he went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul;
Acts 17:10 : 10 And the brethren immediately sent away {G5037} Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Acts 17:15 : 15 But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timothy that they should come to him with all speed, they departed.
Gal 1:21 : 21 Then I came unto the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Acts 9:24-25 : 24 but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him: 25 but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
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.
Matt 16:13 : 13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

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