Sending (αποστειλαντες). First aorist active participle of αποστελλω, coincident action with εποιησαν (did).

To the…

Sent it to the elders. Greek, To the presbyters. This is the first mention we have in the New Testament of elders, or presbyt…

And sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.—The elders of the Church are named here for the first time, …

Sending it unto the elders, [presbyters.] We must note two things here: first, that the men of Antioch chose faithful men, of known honest…

Which they also did
They not only determined, but they put their resolutions into execution, and acted according to …

Previously, the followers of Christ were called disciples (that is, learners and scholars); but from that time, they were called Christians. The pr…