Discovery BoxActs 11:19 
Context11:19 Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen 1 went as far as 2 Phoenicia, 3 Cyprus, 4 and Antioch, 5 speaking the message 6 to no one but Jews.
Acts 11:26
Context11:26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. 7 So 8 for a whole year Barnabas and Saul 9 met with the church and taught a significant number of people. 10 Now it was in Antioch 11 that the disciples were first called Christians. 12
1 sn The phrase over Stephen means in connection with Stephen’s death. See Acts 8:1b-3.
2 tn Or “finally reached.” The translations “went as far as” and “finally reached” for διῆλθον (dihlqon) in this verse are given in L&N 15.17.
3 sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.
4 tn Grk “and Cyprus,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.
5 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). This was probably the third largest city in the Greco-Roman world (Alexandria in Egypt was the second largest, and Rome the largest) and was the seat of government in Syria. Five miles away was a major temple to Artemis, Apollo, and Astarte, major pagan deities.
map For location see JP1 F2; JP2 F2; JP3 F2; JP4 F2.
6 tn Grk “word.”
7 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.
8 tn Grk “So it happened that” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
9 tn Grk “year they”; the referents (Barnabas and Saul) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Grk “a significant crowd.”
11 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.
12 sn The term Christians appears only here, in Acts 26:28, and 1 Pet 4:16 in the NT.
