to seek out, search through, make diligent search

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.

but, moreover, and, etc.

into, unto, to, towards, for, among

to go or come forth of

1. with mention of the place out of which one goes, or the point from which he departs

   1. of those who leave a place of their own accord

   2. of those who are expelled or cast out

metaph.

1. to go out of an assembly, i.e. forsake it

2. to come forth from physically, arise from, to be born of

3. to go forth from one's power, escape from it in safety

4. to come forth (from privacy) into the world, before the public, (of those who by novelty of opinion attract attention)

5. of things

   1. of reports, rumours, messages, precepts

   2. to be made known, declared

   3. to be spread, to be proclaimed

   4. to come forth

      1. emitted as from the heart or the mouth

      2. to flow forth from the body

      3. to emanate, issue

         1. used of a sudden flash of lightning

         2. used of a thing vanishing

         3. used of a hope which has disappeared

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

Saul = "desired"

1. the Jewish name of the apostle Paul

Tarsus = "a flat basket"

1. a major city in Cilicia and the birthplace and early home of Paul. Acts 9:11; 21:39; 22:3. Even in the flourishing period of Greek history it was an important city. In the Roman civil wars, it sided with Caesar and on the occasion of a visit from him its name changed to Juliopolis. Augustus made it a free city. Its was renowned as a place of education under the early Roman emperors. Strabo compares it in this respect to Athens and Alexandria. Tarsus also was a place of much commerce. It was situated in a wild and fertile plain on the banks of the Cydnus. No ruins of any importance remain.