15:3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia8 and Samaria, they were relating at length9 the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy10 to all the brothers.
snPhoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine in ancient Syria.
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tnL&N 33.201 indicates that ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdiēgeomai) means to provide detailed information in a systematic manner, “to inform, to relate, to tell fully.” “Relating at length” conveys this effectively in the present context.
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tn For ἐποίουν (epoioun) in this verse BDAG839s.v.ποιέω 2.c has “they brought joy to the members.”