Discovery BoxActs 15:39 
Context15:39 They had 1 a sharp disagreement, 2 so that they parted company. Barnabas took along 3 Mark and sailed away to Cyprus, 4
Acts 27:4
Context27:4 From there we put out to sea 5 and sailed under the lee 6 of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
Acts 4:36
Context4:36 So Joseph, a Levite who was a native of Cyprus, called by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated “son of encouragement”), 7
Acts 13:4
Context13:4 So Barnabas and Saul, 8 sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, 9 and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 10
Acts 11:19-20
Context11:19 Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen 11 went as far as 12 Phoenicia, 13 Cyprus, 14 and Antioch, 15 speaking the message 16 to no one but Jews. 11:20 But there were some men from Cyprus 17 and Cyrene 18 among them who came 19 to Antioch 20 and began to speak to the Greeks 21 too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 21:3
Context21:3 After we sighted Cyprus 22 and left it behind on our port side, 23 we sailed on to Syria and put in 24 at Tyre, 25 because the ship was to unload its cargo there.
Acts 21:16
Context21:16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea 26 came along with us too, and brought us to the house 27 of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times, 28 with whom we were to stay.
1 tn Grk “There happened a sharp disagreement.” 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.
2 tn BDAG 780 s.v. παροξυσμός 2 has “sharp disagreement” here; L&N 33.451 has “sharp argument, sharp difference of opinion.”
3 tn Grk “taking along Mark sailed.” The participle παραλαβόντα (paralabonta) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
4 sn Cyprus is a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.
5 tn Grk “putting out to sea.” The participle ἀναχθέντες (anacqente") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4 states, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”
6 tn BDAG 1040 s.v. ὑποπλέω states, “sail under the lee of an island, i.e. in such a way that the island protects the ship fr. the wind Ac 27:4, 7.” Thus they were east and north of the island.
7 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. Note how the actions of Barnabas are in keeping with the meaning of his nickname. He stands in contrast to Ananias and Sapphira in 5:1-11.
8 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Barnabas and Saul) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
9 sn Seleucia was the port city of Antioch in Syria.
10 sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.
11 sn The phrase over Stephen means in connection with Stephen’s death. See Acts 8:1b-3.
12 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.
13 sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.
14 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.
15 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.
16 tn Grk “word.”
17 sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.
18 sn Cyrene was a city on the northern African coast west of Egypt.
19 tn Grk “among them, coming to Antioch began to speak.” The participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
20 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.
21 sn The statement that some men from Cyprus and Cyrene…began to speak to the Greeks shows that Peter’s experience of reaching out to the Gentiles was not unique.
22 sn Cyprus is a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.
23 sn The expression left it behind on our port side here means “sailed past to the south of it” since the ship was sailing east.
24 tn BDAG 531 s.v. κατέρχομαι 2 states, “arrive, put in, nautical t.t. of ships and those who sail in them, who ‘come down’ fr. the ‘high seas’…ἔις τι at someth. a harbor 18:22; 21:3; 27:5.”
25 sn Tyre was a city and seaport on the coast of Phoenicia. From Patara to Tyre was about 400 mi (640 km). It required a large cargo ship over 100 ft (30 m) long, and was a four to five day voyage.
map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
26 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.
map For location see Map2 C1; Map4 B3; Map5 F2; Map7 A1; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
27 tn Grk “to Mnason…”; the words “the house of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the verb ξενισθῶμεν (xenisqwmen).
28 tn Or perhaps, “Mnason of Cyprus, one of the original disciples.” BDAG 137 s.v. ἀρχαῖος 1 has “ἀ. μαθητής a disciple of long standing (perh. original disc.) Ac 21:16.”
