Acts 4:36 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 4:36 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἰωσὴφ
Iōsḗph
G2501
Joseph
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἐπικληθεὶς
epikaléomai
G1941
to call upon
Βαρναβᾶς
Barnábas
G921
Barnabas
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἀποστόλων
apóstolos
G652
apostle
ὅ
hós
G3739
who
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
μεθερμηνευόμενον
methermēneúō
G3177
to interpret
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
παρακλήσεως
paráklēsis
G3874
exhortation
Λευείτης
Leuḯtēs
G3019
Levite
Κύπριος
Kýprios
G2953
Cypriot
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
γένει
génos
G1085
nation
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,
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King James Version Public Domain
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,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Joseph, called Barnabas by the apostles (which, being translated, is Son of Encouragement), a Levite from Cyprus by birth,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).