Acts 4:36
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,”
υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
παράκλησις
of encouragement
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παράκλησις
Comfort, exhortation, encouragement. Paraklesis. The comfort with which God comforts us overflows to others. The comforted become the comforters. Pain becomes purpose.
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γένος
birth,
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γένος
Race, family, kind, nation. Genos. A chosen race a royal priesthood. Your identity in Christ overrides every other category. You belong to God's own people.
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ἐπικαλέομαι
having been called
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ἐπικαλέομαι
to entitle; by implication, to invoke (for aid, worship, testimony, decision, etc.)
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Κύπριος
a Cypriot
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Κύπριος
a Cyprian (Cypriot), i.e. inhabitant of Cyprus
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Ἰωσήφ
Joseph
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Ἰωσήφ
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
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Λευΐτης
a Levite,
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Λευΐτης
a Levite, i.e. descendant of Levi
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μεθερμηνεύω
being translated
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μεθερμηνεύω
to explain over, i.e. translate
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