Acts 14:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

After they had preached the gospel in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εὐαγγελισάμενοί τε τὴν πόλιν ἐκείνην, καὶ μαθητεύσαντες ἱκανούς, ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν Λύστραν, καὶ Ἰκόνιον, καὶ Ἀντιόχειαν,

Transliteration

Having euangelisamenoi te the polin ekeinēn, and having mathēteusantes hikanous, they hypestrepsan into Lystran, and Ikonion, and Antiocheian,

Grammar Details

• *euangelisamenoi*: aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having evangelized
• *te*: connective particle - and/both
• *polin*: accusative feminine singular - city
• *ekeinēn*: accusative feminine singular - that
• *mathēteusantes*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having made disciples of
• *hikanous*: accusative masculine plural - considerable number/many
• *hypestrepsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - returned
• *Lystran*: accusative feminine singular - Lystra
• *Ikonion*: accusative neuter singular - Iconium
• *Antiocheian*: accusative feminine singular - Antioch

Word Meanings

• *euangelisamenoi*: having evangelized/having preached the gospel to
• *mathēteusantes hikanous*: having made many disciples/having made a considerable number of disciples
• *hypestrepsan*: returned/went back

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when they had prehed the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when they had preached the gospel to that city and had taught many, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G5037} when they had preached the gospel{G2097} to that{G1565} city,{G4172} and{G2532} had made{G3100} many{G2425} disciples, they returned{G5290} to{G1519} Lystra,{G3082} and{G2532} to Iconium,{G2430} and{G2532} to Antioch,{G490}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G5037} when they had preached the gospel{G2097}{(G5671)} to that{G1565} city{G4172}, and{G2532} had taught{G3100}{(G5660)} many{G2425}, they returned again{G5290}{(G5656)} to{G1519} Lystra{G3082}, and{G2532} to Iconium{G2430}, and{G2532} Antioch{G490},

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  After they had preached to that cite and had taught many they returned agayne to Lisira and to Iconium and Antioche

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and preached the Gospell vnto the same cite, and taughte many of them. And they wete agayne vnto Lystra, and Iconium and Antioche,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And after they had preached the glad tidings of the Gospel to that citie, and had taught many, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antiochia,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they had preached to that citie, and had taught many, they returned agayne to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioche,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and [to] Iconium, and Antioch,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When they had preached the Gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Having proclaimed good news also to that city, and having discipled many, they turned back to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And having made a number of disciples through the preaching of the good news in that town, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,

• World English Bible (2000)

  When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 13:51 : 51 So they shook the dust off their feet as a testimony against them and went to Iconium.
• Acts 14:1 : 1 At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
• Acts 14:19 : 19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, persuaded the crowds, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.
• Acts 14:6 : 6 Paul and Barnabas became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra and Derbe—and the surrounding region.
• Matt 28:19 : 19 'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,'
• Acts 13:14 : 14 Passing through Perga, they arrived at Antioch in Pisidia. On the Sabbath, they went into the synagogue and sat down.
• Acts 14:8 : 8 In Lystra, there was a man who could not use his feet; he was lame from birth and had never walked.
• Acts 15:36 : 36 After some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."
• Acts 16:2 : 2 Timothy was well spoken of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium.
• 2 Tim 3:11 : 11 You know my persecutions and sufferings—what happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—the persecutions I endured. But the Lord delivered me from all of them.