Acts 15:32

Webster's Bible (1833)

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἰούδας τε καὶ Σίλας, καὶ αὐτοὶ προφῆται ὄντες, διὰ λόγου πολλοῦ παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφούς, καὶ ἐπεστήριξαν.

Transliteration

Ioudas te and Silas, also themselves prophētai ontes, through logou pollou parekalesan tous adelphous, and epestērixan.

Grammar Details

• *Ioudas*: nominative, masculine, singular - Judas
• *te*: particle - both/and
• *Silas*: nominative, masculine, singular - Silas
• *kai*: conjunction - also
• *autoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - themselves
• *prophētai*: nominative, masculine, plural - prophets
• *ontes*: present participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - being
• *dia*: preposition + genitive - through
• *logou*: genitive, masculine, singular - word/speech
• *pollou*: genitive, masculine, singular - much/many
• *parekalesan*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, plural - encouraged/exhorted
• *tous adelphous*: accusative, masculine, plural - the brothers
• *epestērixan*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, plural - strengthened/confirmed

Word Meanings

• *prophētai*: prophets/those who speak forth
• *ontes*: being/who were
• *logou pollou*: much speech/many words
• *parekalesan*: encouraged/exhorted/comforted
• *epestērixan*: strengthened/confirmed/established

Referenced Verses

• Acts 11:23 : 23 who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.
• Acts 13:1 : 1 Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
• Acts 14:22 : 22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.
• 1 Pet 5:12 : 12 Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
• Acts 11:27 : 27 Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
• Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 4 Tell those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, don't be afraid: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
• Dan 11:1 : 1 "As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.
• Matt 23:34 : 34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
• Luke 11:49 : 49 Therefore also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,
• Acts 2:17-18 : 17 'It will be in the last days, says God, That I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams. 18 Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.
• Acts 2:40 : 40 With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"
• Acts 15:1 : 1 Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can't be saved."
• Acts 15:22 : 22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.{The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}
• Acts 15:41 : 41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.
• Acts 18:23 : 23 Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
• Acts 20:2 : 2 When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.
• Rom 12:6 : 6 Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
• Rom 12:8 : 8 or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
• 1 Cor 1:8 : 8 who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 12:28-29 : 28 God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?
• 1 Cor 14:3 : 3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.
• 1 Cor 14:29 : 29 Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.
• 1 Cor 14:32 : 32 The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,
• Eph 3:5 : 5 which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
• Eph 4:11-13 : 11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds{The word for "shepherds" (poimenas) can also be correctly translated "pastors."} and teachers; 12 for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
• 1 Thess 2:11 : 11 As you know how we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
• 1 Thess 3:2 : 2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the Gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;
• 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
• 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
• 1 Thess 5:20 : 20 Don't despise prophesies.
• 2 Thess 3:12 : 12 Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
• 1 Tim 2:1 : 1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:
• 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
• Titus 2:6-9 : 6 Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober-minded; 7 in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility, 8 and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us. 9 Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting; 10 not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things. 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world; 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ; 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works. 15 Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.
• 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.