Acts 15:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They wrote this letter to be delivered by them: "The apostles and elders, your brothers, to the brothers and sisters among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Γράψαντες διὰ χειρὸς αὐτῶν τάδε· Οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τοῖς κατὰ τὴν Ἀντιόχειαν καὶ Συρίαν καὶ Κιλικίαν ἀδελφοῖς τοῖς ἐξ Ἐθνῶν χαίρειν:

Transliteration

Having grapsantes dia cheiros autōn tade; The apostoloi and the presbuteroi and the adelphoi to those throughout tēn Antiocheian and Surian and Kilikian adelphois tois ex Ethnōn chairein:

Grammar Details

• *grapsantes*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - having written
• *dia*: preposition + genitive - through/by
• *cheiros*: genitive, feminine, singular - hand
• *autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - their
• *tade*: demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - these things
• *hoi apostoloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - the apostles
• *hoi presbuteroi*: nominative, masculine, plural - the elders
• *hoi adelphoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - the brothers
• *tois*: dative, masculine, plural - those
• *kata*: preposition + accusative - throughout
• *tēn Antiocheian*: accusative, feminine, singular - Antioch
• *Surian*: accusative, feminine, singular - Syria
• *Kilikian*: accusative, feminine, singular - Cilicia
• *adelphois*: dative, masculine, plural - brothers
• *ex*: preposition + genitive - from
• *Ethnōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - Gentiles/nations
• *chairein*: present, infinitive, active - to rejoice/greetings

Word Meanings

• *grapsantes*: having written/composed
• *cheiros*: hand/by hand
• *tade*: these things/the following
• *kata*: throughout/in
• *Ethnōn*: Gentiles/nations/peoples
• *chairein*: to rejoice/greetings [standard letter greeting]

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And they wrote letters by them in this way: The apostles, elders, and brethren, to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and they wrote thus by {G5495} them, The apostles and the elders, {G2532} brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and gave them lettres in their hondes after this maner. The Apostles elders and brethren send gretynges vnto the brethre which are of the gentyls in Antioche Siria and Celicia.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and gaue the letters in their handes after this maner: We the Apostles and Elders & brethren, wysh health vnto the brethre of the Heythe which are at Antioche, and Syria and Celicia.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And wrote letters by them after this maner, The Apostles, and the Elders, and the brethren, vnto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antiochia, and in Syria, and in Cilicia, send greeting.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And wrote letters by them, after this maner.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they wrote [letters] by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren [send] greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They wrote these things by their hand: "The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  having written through their hand thus: `The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to those in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brethren, who `are' of the nations, greeting;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and they wrote `thus' by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and they wrote [thus] by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they sent a letter by them, saying, The Apostles and the older brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, may joy be with you:

• World English Bible (2000)

  They wrote these things by their hand: "The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!

Referenced Verses

• Jas 1:1 : 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.
• Acts 23:26 : 26 Claudius Lysias, to His Excellency Governor Felix: Greetings.
• Acts 15:22 : 22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers.
• Acts 15:41 : 41 He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
• Gal 1:21 : 21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
• Rom 16:3-9 : 3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus. 4 They risked their lives for me, and not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are thankful to them. 5 Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Achaia. 6 Greet Mary, who labored hard for us. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are notable among the apostles and were in Christ before me. 8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. 10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus. 11 Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord. 12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who work hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord. 13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. 14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brothers with them. 15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, along with all the saints with them. 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send greetings.
• 2 John 1:3 : 3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, in truth and love.
• 2 John 1:10 : 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or greet him.
• 2 John 1:13 : 13 The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.
• 3 John 1:14 : 14 But I hope to see you soon, and we will speak face to face.
• Acts 18:18 : 18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he said goodbye to the brothers and sisters and set sail for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken.
• Acts 21:3 : 3 After sighting Cyprus and leaving it to our left, we sailed to Syria and landed in Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
• Acts 21:25 : 25 As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.
• Acts 11:18 : 18 When they heard this, they became silent and glorified God, saying, 'So then, God has granted repentance leading to life even to the Gentiles.'
• Acts 14:27 : 27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
• Acts 15:1 : 1 Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."
• Acts 15:4 : 4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, along with the apostles and elders, and they reported all that God had done through them.