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stood up. Greek. anistemi. App-178.
named = by name.
Agabus. Compare Act_21:10.
by = through. Greek. dia. App-104. Act_11:1.
the Spirit. The article shows that this was the Holy Spirit (App-101.), speaking through Agabus. Compare Act_21:11.
should be = was about to be.
dearth. Greek. limos. Occurs twelve times. Compare Act_7:11. Elsewhere translated "hunger" or "famine".
throughout = over. Greek. epi. App-104.
world. Greek. oikoumene. App-129.
in the days of. Greek. epi. App-104. A Greek. idiom.
Claudius Caesar. The fourth Roman Emperor (A D. 41-54). Roman historians mention several famines during his reign. See also Josephus, Antiquities XX. iii. 6.