Acts 11:19

ἐπὶ Στεφάνῳ, about Stephen. See above Acts 8:1.

ἕως Φοινίκης, as far as Phœnicia. A still wider circuit for the Gospel messengers. Phœnicia contained the important seaports of Tyre and Sidon. For its history see Dict. of the Bible.

Κύπρου. Cyprus. See Acts 4:36.

Ἀντιοχείας. Antioch. The capital city of Syria, about 16 miles from the sea-coast, on the river Orontes. It was the residence of the Roman pro-consul of Syria. St Paul made this his starting point in all his three missionary journeys. For its history see Dictionary of the Bible.

εἰ μὴ μόνον Ἰουδαίοις, but unto the Jews only. For they had not been warned, as Peter was, that the time was come to carry out Christ’s prophetic command (Acts 1:8) to its fullest extent.