Acts 18:2

And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
found	εὑρών heurōn	G2147	to find (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
certain	τινα tina	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — accusative singular masculine
Jew	Ἰουδαῖον Ioudaion	G2453	Judæan · noun — accusative singular masculine, a people name
named	ὀνόματι onomati	G3686	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority · noun — dative singular neuter
Aquila	Ἀκύλαν, Akulan	G207	Akulas · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
born	γένει, genei	G1085	"kin" (abstract or concrete · noun — dative singular neuter
Pontus	Ποντικὸν Pontikon	G4193	a Pontican · adjective — accusative singular masculine, a place
lately	προσφάτως prosphatōs	G4373	recently · adverb
come	ἐληλυθότα elēluthota	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second perfect active participle, accusative singular masculine
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
Italy	Ἰταλίας, Italias	G2482	Italia · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place
with	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
his	αὐτοῦ, autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
wife	γυναῖκα gunaika	G1135	a woman · noun — accusative singular feminine
Priscilla	Πρίσκιλλαν Priskillan	G4252	Priscilla (i.e. little Prisca) · noun — accusative singular feminine, a proper name
that	διὰ dia	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
Claudius	Κλαύδιον Klaudion	G2804	Claudius · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
commanded	διατεταχέναι diatetachenai	G1299	to arrange thoroughly · verb — perfect active infinitive
all	πάντας pantas	G3956	all · adjective — accusative plural masculine
Jews	Ἰουδαίους Ioudaious	G2453	Judæan · noun — accusative plural masculine, a people name
depart	χωρίζεσθαι chōrizesthai	G5563	to place room between · verb — present passive infinitive
from	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative
Rome	Ῥώμης, Rhōmēs	G4516	strength · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place
came	προσῆλθεν prosēlthen	G4334	to approach · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοῖς· autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Romans 16:3-4 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
1 Corinthians 16:19 The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
2 Timothy 4:19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
Acts 11:28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which c…
Acts 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the…
Acts 2:9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
Acts 18:18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Pris…
1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 18:1-6

We do not find that Paul was much persecuted at Athens, nor that he was driven thence by any ill usage, as he was from those places where the Jews had or could make any interest; but this reception at Athens being cold, and little prospect of doing good there, he departed from Athens, leaving the care of those there who believed with Dionysius; and thence he came to Corinth, where he was now instrumental in planting a church that became on many accounts considerable. Corinth was the chief city of Achaia, now a province of the empire, a rich and splendid city. Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum - It is not permitted every man to see Corinth. The country thereabouts at this day is cal…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 18:2

a Jew . . . Aquila . . . with his wife Priscilla--From these Latin names one would conclude that they had resided so long in Rome as to lose their Jewish family names. born in Pontus--the most easterly province of Asia Minor, stretching along the southern shore of the Black Sea. From this province there were Jews at Jerusalem on the great Pentecost (Act 2:9), and the Christians of it are included among "the strangers of the dispersion," to whom Peter addressed his first Epistle (Pe1 1:1). Whether this couple were converted before Paul made their acquaintance, commentators are much divided. They may have brought their Christianity with them from Rome [OLSHAUSEN], or Paul may have been drawn…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 18:2

A certain Jew named Aquila - Some have supposed that this Aquila was the same with the Onkelos, mentioned by the Jews. See the article in Wolfius, Bibl. Hebr. vol. ii. p. 1147. We have no evidence that this Jew and his wife were at this time converted to the Christian religion. Their conversion was most likely the fruit of St. Paul's lodging with them - Pontus. See the note on Act 2:9. Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome - This edict of the Roman emperor is not mentioned by Josephus; but it is probably the same to which Suetonius refers in his life of Claudius; where he says, Judaeos, impulsore Chresto, assidue tumultuantes Roma expulit. "He expelled the Jews from Rome, as th…

The Church Fathers

Because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome. Josephus narrates that this happened in the ninth year of Claudius. Suetonius the historian reports it in this way: Claudius expelled the Jews from Rome, as they were continually making disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus. Whether he meant to restrain and suppress the Jews making disturbances against Christ, or also wished to expel the Christians as related religious members, it is not at all clear.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

"And having found a certain Jew named Aquila, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy"--for the greater part of his life had been passed there--"and Priscilla his wife, because that Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome." For though it was in the reign of Nero that the war against the Jews was consummated, yet from the time of Claudius and thenceforward it was fanning up, at a distance indeed, so that, were it but so, they might come to their senses, and from Rome they were now driven as common pests. This is why it is so ordered by Providence that Paul was led thither as a prisoner, that he might not as a Jew be driven away, but as acting under military custody might even be guarded there.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 39

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Dictionary and topics

Aquila — Eagle, a native of Pontus, by occupation a tent-maker, whom Paul met on his first visit to Corinth (Acts 18:2). Along with his wife Priscilla he had fled from Rome in consequence of a decree (A.D.…
Claudius — Lame. (1.) The fourth Roman emperor. He succeeded Caligula (A.D. 41). Though in general he treated the Jews, especially those in Asia and Egypt, with great indulgence, yet about the middle of his…
Italy — Acts 18:2; 27:1, 6; Heb. 13:24), like most geographical names, was differently used at different periods of history. As the power of Rome advanced, nations were successively conquered and added to it…
Pontus — A province of Asia Minor, stretching along the southern coast of the Euxine Sea, corresponding nearly to the modern province of Trebizond. In the time of the apostles it was a Roman province.…
Priscilla — The wife of Aquila (Acts 18:2), who is never mentioned without her. Her name sometimes takes the precedence of his (Rom. 16:3; 2 Tim. 4:19). She took part with Aquila (q.v.) in insturcting Apollos…
Thessalonians, Epistles to the — The first epistle to the Thessalonians was the first of all Paul’s epistles. It was in all probability written from Corinth, where he abode a “long time” (Acts 18:11, 18), early in the period of his…
Aquila And Priscilla · Christians at Corinth — Christians at Corinth
Banishment · Of Jews, from Rome — Of Jews, from Rome
Claudius · Emperor of Rome — Emperor of Rome
Italy · Aquila and Priscilla expelled from — Aquila and Priscilla expelled from
Pontus · Aquila lived in — Aquila lived in

Acts 18:2

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 18:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 18:2

Adam Clarke on Acts 18:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 18:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 18:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 18:2

Adam Clarke on Acts 18:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Acts 18:2

John Calvin on Acts 18:1-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 18:2-3