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Acts 18:24

And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

KJV

Ἰουδαῖος δέ τις Ἀπολλῶς ὀνόματι, Ἀλεξανδρεὺς τῷ γένει, ἀνὴρ λόγιος, κατήντησεν εἰς Ἔφεσον, δυνατὸς ὢν ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς.

Greek NT

Judæus autem quidam, Apollo nomine, Alexandrinus genere, vir eloquens, devenit Ephesum, potens in scripturis.

Vulgate

Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures.

ASV

Now a certain Jew, named Apollo, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, one mighty in the scriptures.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Apollos
Places Alexandria

In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γένος
genos
noun · 20×
γραφή
graphe
noun · 50×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δυνατός
dunatos
adjective · 32×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καταντάω
katantao
verb · 13×
λόγιος
logios
adjective · 1×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀνήρ
aner
noun · 216×
Ἀλεξανδρεύς
alexandreus
noun · 2×
Ἀπολλῶς
apollos
noun · 10×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
Ἔφεσος
ephesos
noun · 16×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
o
article · 19778×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. In the next place, because he had sharply dealt with them by using the word schism, he again softens and soothes them, saying, That ye may be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. That is; since he had said, That ye may all speak the same thing; do not suppose, he adds, that I said concord should be only in words; I seek for that harmony which …

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:12 — Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
  • 1Cor 3:5 — Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
  • 1Cor 3:6 — I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
  • 1Cor 4:6 — And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puf
  • 1Cor 16:12 — As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.
  • Acts 6:9 — Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
  • Acts 18:19 — And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
  • Col 3:16 — Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
  • Rev 1:11 — Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, an
  • Titus 3:13 — Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
  • Titus 3:13 — Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.