Acts 4:36

Greek	Ἰωσὴφ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἐπικληθεὶς Βαρναβᾶς ἀπὸ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀποστόλων, ὅ ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. μεθερμηνευόμενον υἱὸς παρακλήσεως, Λευείτης, Κύπριος τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article γένει,
ESV	Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus,
NIV	Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of Encouragement),
NLT	For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.
KJV	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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