Acts 13:5
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
Ἰουδαῖος
Jews;
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Ἰουδαῖος
Jewish, belonging to Judah. Ioudaios. Salvation is from the Jews. God chose a people to bring the Messiah into the world. His choice of Israel was for the benefit of all nations.
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θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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γίνομαι
having come
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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ἔχω
They had
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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συναγωγή
synagogues
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συναγωγή
an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church
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ὑπηρέτης
a helper.
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ὑπηρέτης
an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
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Ἰωάννης
John as
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Ἰωάννης
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
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Σαλαμίς
Salamis
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Σαλαμίς
Salamis, a place in Cyprus
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καταγγέλλω
they were proclaiming
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καταγγέλλω
to proclaim, promulgate
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