a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother

having the same national ancestor, belonging to the same people, or countryman

any fellow or man

a fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection

an associate in employment or office

brethren in Christ

1. his brothers by blood

2. all men

3. apostles

4. Christians, as those who are exalted to the same heavenly place

with reference to sex

1. of a male

2. of a husband

3. of a betrothed or future husband

with reference to age, and to distinguish an adult man from a boy

any male

used generically of a group of both men and women

Antioch = 'driven against"

1. Capital of Syria, situated on the river Orontes, founded by Seleucus Nicanor in 300 B.C. and named in honour of his father, Antiochus. Many Greek-Jews lived there and it was here that the followers of Christ were first called Christians.

2. A city in Pisidia on the borders Phrygia, founded by Seleucus Nicanor. Under the Romans it became a "colonia" and was also called Caesarea

a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders

1. specifically applied to the twelve apostles of Christ

2. in a broader sense applied to other eminent Christian teachers

   1. of Barnabas

   2. of Timothy and Silvanus

himself, herself, themselves, itself

he, she, it

the same

Barnabas = "son of rest"

1. the surname of Joses or Joseph, a Levite, a native of Cyprus He was a distinguished Christian teacher and companion and colleague of Paul.

Barsabas = "son of Sabas"

1. the surname of a certain Joseph (Acts 1:23)

2. the surname of a certain Judas (Acts 15:22)

to be of opinion, think, suppose

to seem, to be accounted, reputed

it seems to me

1. I think, judge: thus in question

2. it seems good to, pleased me, I determined

into, unto, to, towards, for, among

out of, from, by, away from

a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly

1. an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating

2. the assembly of the Israelites

3. any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously

4. in a Christian sense

   1. an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting

   2. a company of Christian, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for order's sake

   3. those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body

   4. the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth

   5. the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven

to pick out, choose, to pick or choose out for one's self

1. choosing one out of many, i.e. Jesus choosing his disciples

2. choosing one for an office

3. of God choosing whom he judged fit to receive his favours and separated from the rest of mankind to be peculiarly his own and to be attended continually by his gracious oversight

   1. i.e. the Israelites

4. of God the Father choosing Christians, as those whom he set apart from the irreligious multitude as dear unto himself, and whom he has rendered, through faith in Christ, citizens in the Messianic kingdom: (James 2:5) so that the ground of the choice lies in Christ and his merits only

in, by, with etc.

to put a name upon, to surname

1. to permit one's self to be surnamed

to be named after someone

to call something to one

1. to cry out upon or against one

2. to charge something to one as a crime or reproach

3. to summon one on any charge, prosecute one for a crime

4. to blame one for, accuse one of

to invoke

1. to call upon for one's self, in one's behalf

   1. any one as a helper

   2. as my witness

   3. as my judge

   4. to appeal unto

to call upon by pronouncing the name of Jehovah

1. an expression finding its explanation in the fact that prayers addressed to God ordinarily began with an invocation of the divine name

to lead

1. to go before

2. to be a leader

   1. to rule, command

   2. to have authority over

   3. a prince, of regal power, governor, viceroy, chief, leading as respects influence, controlling in counsel, overseers or leaders of the churches

   4. used of any kind of leader, chief, commander

   5. the leader in speech, chief, spokesman

to consider, deem, account, think

Judah or Judas = "he shall be praised"

1. the fourth son of Jacob

2. an unknown ancestor of Christ

3. a man surnamed the Galilean, who at the time of the census of Quirinus, excited the revolt in Galilee, Acts 5:37

4. a certain Jew of Damascus, Acts 9:11

5. a prophet surnamed Barsabas, of the church at Jerusalem, Acts 15:22,27,32

6. the apostle, Jn 14:22, who was surnamed Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus, and according to opinion wrote the Epistle of Jude.

7. the half-brother of Jesus, Mt. 13:55

8. Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus

and, also, even, indeed, but

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted

all, whole, completely

Paul or Paulus = "small or little"

1. Paul was the most famous of the apostles and wrote a good part of the NT, the 14 Pauline epistles

2. Paulus was a deputy or pro-consul of Cyprus and is said to be a prudent man, in the management of affairs, as a governor

to send

1. to bid a thing to be carried to one

2. to send (thrust or insert) a thing into another

elder, of age,

1. the elder of two people

2. advanced in life, an elder, a senior

   1. forefathers

a term of rank or office

1. among the Jews

   1. members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men)

   2. of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice

2. among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably

3. the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God

Silas = "woody"

1. a Roman citizen, the companion of the apostle Paul on several of his missionary journeys

with

then

at that time