Acts 14:12New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— And they [began] calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And they called Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury, because he took the lead in speaking.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And they went on to call Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercury, seeing that, he, was the leader of discourse.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— they were calling also Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: but Paul, Mercury: because he was chief speaker.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And they called Barnabas, Iupiter: and Paul, Mercurius, because hee was the chiefe speaker.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because hee was the chiefe speaker.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— So they called Barnabas the chief of the gods; and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— And they named Bar Naba, lord of the gods; and Paulos, Hermis, because he was foremost in discourse.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And they named Barnabas the Lord of the Gods; and Paul Hermes, because he commenced the speaking. |
And
5037 {5037} Primeτέte{teh}
A primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also (properly as a correlation of G2532).
they called
2564 {2564} Primeκαλέωkaleo{kal-eh'-o}
Akin to the base of G2753; to 'call' (properly aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise).
z5707 <5707> Grammar
Tense - Imperfect (See G5775) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Indicative (See G5791) Count - 855
Barnabas,
921 {0921} PrimeΒαρναβᾶςBarnabas{bar-nab'-as}
Of Chaldee origin [ H1247] and [ H5029]; son of Nabas (that is, prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite.
3303 {3303} Primeμένmen{men}
A primary particle; properly indicative of affirmation or concession ( in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 ( this one, the former, etc.
Jupiter;
2203 {2203} PrimeΖεύςZeus{dzyooce}
Of uncertain affinity; in the oblique cases there is used instead of it a (probably cognate) name Δίς [[Dis]], {deece}, which is otherwise obsolete; Zeus or Dis (among the Latins Jupiter or Jove), the supreme deity of the Greeks.
and
1161 {1161} Primeδέde{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
Paul,
3972 {3972} PrimeΠαῦλοςPaulos{pow'-los}
Of Latin origin; ( little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.
Mercurius,
2060 {2060} PrimeἙρμῆςHermes{her-mace'}
Perhaps from G2046; Hermes, the name of the messenger of the Greek deities; also of a Christian.
because
1894 {1894} Primeἐπειδήepeide{ep-i-day'}
From G1893 and G1211; since now, that is, (of time) when, or (of cause) whereas.
he
846 {0846} Primeαὐτόςautos{ow-tos'}
From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.
was
2258 {2258} Primeἦνen{ane}
Imperfect of G1510; I ( thou, etc.) was ( wast or were).
z5713 <5713> Grammar
Tense - Imperfect (See G5775) Voice - No Voice Stated (See G5799) Mood - Indicative (See G5791) Count - 532
the
x3588 (3588) Complementὁho{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
chief
y2233 [2233] Standardἡγέομαιhegeomai{hayg-eh'-om-ahee}
Middle voice of a (presumed) strengthened form of G0071; to lead, that is, command (with official authority); figuratively to deem, that is, consider.
z5740 <5740> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774) Voice - Middle or Passive Deponent (See G5790) Mood - Participle (See G5796) Count - 544
speaker.
3056 {3056} Primeλόγοςlogos{log'-os}
From G3004; something said (including the thought); by implication a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension a computation; specifically (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (that is, Christ).
x2233 (2233) Complementἡγέομαιhegeomai{hayg-eh'-om-ahee}
Middle voice of a (presumed) strengthened form of G0071; to lead, that is, command (with official authority); figuratively to deem, that is, consider. |
Acts 14:12
_ _ they called Barnabas, Jupiter — the father of the gods, from his commanding mien (Chrysostom thinks).
_ _ and Paul, Mercurius — the god of eloquence and the messenger and attendant of Jupiter, in the heathen mythology. |
- Jupiter:
Acts 19:35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, [Ye] men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the [image] which fell down from Jupiter?
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