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And Barnabas, they began calling Zeus; and Paul, Hermes, because he was the leading speaker.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
they began calling (a) to call, summon, invite, (b) to call, name. V-IIA-3P H2564 ἐκάλουν ekaloun
Barnabas, Barnabas, a Cypriote Jew, uncle of John Mark; his other name was Joseph. N-AMS H921 Βαρναβᾶν barnaban
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Zeus; Zeus, the Greek god of the sky in all its manifestations, corresponding to the Roman Jupiter and to the leading god of the native Lycaonians. N-AMS H2203 Δία dia
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Paul, Paul, Paulus. N-AMS H3972 Παῦλον paulon
Hermes, (a) Hermes, the messenger and herald of the Greek gods, or rather the corresponding Lycaonian deity, (b) Hermes, a Roman Christian. N-AMS H2060 Ἐρμῆν ermēn
because Of time: when, now, after that; of cause: seeing that, forasmuch as. Conj H1894 ἐπειδὴ epeidē
leading (a) to lead, (b) to think, to be of opinion, suppose, consider. V-PPM/P-NMS H2233 ἡγούμενος ēgoumenos
speaker. A word, speech, divine utterance, analogy. N-GMS H3056 λόγου logou

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Barnabas

Barnabas [N] [H] [S] son of consolation, the surname of Joses, a Levite ( Acts 4:36 ). His name stands first on the list of prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch ( 13:1 ). Luke speaks of him as a "good man" ( 11:24 ). He was born of Jewish parents of the tribe of Levi. He was a native of Cyprus, where he had a possession of land ( Acts 4:36  Acts 4:37 ), which he sold. H... View Details

Zeus

Zeus, the greatest of the pagan Gk. gods

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Berean Bible And Barnabas, they began calling Zeus; and Paul, Hermes, because he was the leading speaker.
King James Bible And they called Barnabas, they began calling Zeus; Jupiter; and Paul, Hermes, Mercurius, because he was the leading chief speaker.
Hebrew Greek English And Barnabas, they began calling Zeus; Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the leading chief speaker.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Barnabas, they began calling Zeus; Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the leading chief speaker.