καὶ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 καὶ

   KAI

   and
2. sentence🔊 γενομένης δὲ στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρναβᾷ πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον καὶ Βαρναβᾶν καί τινὰς ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου

   ge-no-ME-nês de STA-se-ōs KAI dzê-TE-se-ōs ouk o-LI-gês tō PAU-lō KAI tō bar-na-BA pros au-TOUS E-ta-ksan a-na-BAI-nein PAU-lon KAI bar-na-BAN KAI ti-NAS AL-lous eks au-TÔN pros tous a-po-STO-lous KAI pres-by-TE-rous eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM pe-RI tou dzê-TE-ma-tos TOU-tou

   having happened and dissension and debate not small to the Paul and to the Barnabas with them they appointed to go up Paul and Barnabas and some others from them to the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about the question this

Exegesis

The verse begins with a genitive absolute, genomenes de staseos kai zeteseos {γενομένης δὲ στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως | geno-mé-nēs dè stá-se-ōs kai zē-tḗ-se-ōs} ‘when dissension and debate had arisen’, providing a temporal background for the main action.

The dative phrase tō Paulo kai tō Barnaba {τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρναβᾷ | tō Paú-lō kaí tō Bar-na-bâ} identifies the principal parties, while pros autous {πρὸς αὐτοὺς | pròs au-toús} marks their interlocutors.

The main finite verb etaxan {ἔταξαν | é-ta-xan} ‘they appointed’ governs the infinitive anabainein {ἀναβαίνειν | a-na-baí-nein} ‘to go up’, selecting Paulon, Barnaban, kai tinas allous {Παῦλον, Βαρναβᾶν, καὶ τινας ἄλλους | Paû-lon, Bar-na-bân, kaí tí-nas ál-lous} as its accusative objects.

The phrases pros tous apostolous kai presbyterous {πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους | pròs toús a-po-stó-lous kaí pres-byu-té-rous} and eis Hierosoluma {εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα | eis Hi-e-ro-só-ly-ma} specify the addressees and destination, and peri tou zetematos toutou {περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου | pe-rí tou zē-tḗ-ma-tos toú-tou} defines the topic of inquiry. In rendering, the genitive absolute becomes a temporal clause (“when … had arisen”/“since … became serious”), etaxan is preserved as “appointed” in the formal version to reflect official designation, and “it was decided” in the dynamic version conveys communal resolution more naturally.