Meaning of κατα in Acts 11:1 in the context of 11:1–4?
Posted: August 14th, 2015, 2:05 am
Hi Guys,
Context
I understand that Peter is originally in Caesarea (Acts 10:1,10:24) and then travels "up" to Jerusalem (Acts 11:2):
The general definitions for κατα (accusative) in my textbook and in accordance are "against, down, or according to", yet bible translations translate κατα as "throughout" in verse 1:
Context
I understand that Peter is originally in Caesarea (Acts 10:1,10:24) and then travels "up" to Jerusalem (Acts 11:2):
I understand from Accordance Maps that Caesarea must be at sea level, and Jerusalem must be at approximately 700m above sea level, hence ἀνέβη must be a reference to literally going up yes?11:2 Ὅτε δὲ ἀνέβη Πέτρος εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, διεκρίνοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς
The general definitions for κατα (accusative) in my textbook and in accordance are "against, down, or according to", yet bible translations translate κατα as "throughout" in verse 1:
If I understand my maps correctly, Judea is "down" when we look at our modern North/South oriented maps. In the context of the original readers of Acts, would Judea have sense of being "down" from Jerusalem, either geographically, or socially, or based on any form of map?11:1 Ἤκουσαν δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ οἱ ὄντες κατὰ τὴν Ἰουδαίαν ὅτι καὶ τὰ ἔθνη ἐδέξαντο τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ.