Acts 16:6
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,”
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.
πνεῦμα
Spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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λαλέω
to speak
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λαλέω
To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.
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χώρα
region
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χώρα
room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants)
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κωλύω
having been forbidden
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κωλύω
to estop, i.e. prevent (by word or act)
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Φρυγία
Phrygia
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Φρυγία
Phrygia, a region of Asia Minor
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Γαλατικός
Galatian
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Γαλατικός
Galatic or relating to Galatia
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διέρχομαι
they passed through
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διέρχομαι
to traverse (literally)
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