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← Acts 17 · ← verse 20 · verse 22 →

(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioi[The] Athenians

Lemma: Ἀθηναῖος (Athēnaios) · Strong's: G0117

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine · Location Gentilic (A-NPM-LG)

Meaning: Athenian — Athenian, of or from Athens , (Iliad by Homer), etc (ML)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2 times. Also: Acts 17:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0117; TFLSJ G0117; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 1

δὲdenow

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 2

πάντεςpantesall

Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)

Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…

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Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 3

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 4

οἱhoithe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 5

ἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesvisiting

Lemma: ἐπιδημέω (epidēmeō) · Strong's: G1927

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)

Meaning: to sojourn — ἐπι-δημέω, -ῶ; (δῆμος); 1. to be at home (Thuc., Plat., al.), ; 2. to stay in a place, sojourn (Plat., Xen., al.; and see MM, Exp., xiv): Act.2:10 17:21; before ἐν, Act.18:27 (WH, mg.).†; (AS)

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Used 2 times. Also: Acts 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1927; TFLSJ G1927; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 6

ξένοιxenoistrangers

Lemma: ξένος (xenos) · Strong's: G3581

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)

Meaning: foreign — ξένος, -η, -ον ; [in LXX chiefly for נׇכְרִי ; ] ; (a) foreign, alien: δαιμόνια, Act.17:18; διδαχαί Heb.13:9; (b) with genitive of thing(s), strange to, estranged from, ignorant of: Eph.2:12; (with) strange, unusual:…

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Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 25:35, Matthew 25:38, Matthew 25:43, Matthew 25:44, Matthew 27:7, Acts 17:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3581; TFLSJ G3581; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 7

εἰςeisin

Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…

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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 8

οὐδὲνoudenno [thing]

Lemma: οὐδείς (oudeis) · Strong's: G3762

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)

Meaning: none — οὐδείς, -δεμία, -δέν (also in WH, txt., the Hellenistic forms -θείς, -θέν, Luk.22:35 23:14, Act.15:9 19:27 26:26, 1Co.13:2, 2Co.11:8; cf. BL, §6, 7; M, Pr., 56n, Thackeray, Gr., 58), related to μηδείς as οὐ to μή, ; no,…

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Used 235 times. Also: Matthew 5:13, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 8:10, Matthew 9:16, Matthew 10:26, Matthew 11:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3762; TFLSJ G3762; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 9

ἕτερονheteronelse

Lemma: ἕτερος (heteros) · Strong's: G2087

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)

Meaning: other — ἕτερος, -α, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for אַחֵר ; ] ; distributive pron., prop. dual (BL, §13, 5; 51, 6), denoting the second of a pair, but in late Gk. encroaching on ἄλλος (M, Pr., 79f.); 1. of number, other; with art.,…

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Used 99 times. Also: Matthew 6:24, Matthew 8:21, Matthew 10:23, Matthew 11:3, Matthew 11:16, Matthew 12:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2087; TFLSJ G2087; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 10

ηὐκαίρουνēukairounwere spending their time

Lemma: εὐκαιρέω (eukaireō) · Strong's: G2119

Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IAI-3P)

Meaning: to have opportunity — εὐκαιρέω, -ῶ; (= cl., εὖ σχολῆς ἔχειν; used by Polyb. and Philo; cf. Rutherford, NPhr. 205; MM, Exp., xiv), ; to have leisure or opportunity: 1Co.16:12; with inf., Mrk.6:31; before εἰς, to devote one's leisure to,…

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Used 3 times. Also: Mark 6:31, 1 Corinthians 16:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2119; TFLSJ G2119; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 11

ἢēthan

Lemma: ἤ (ē) · Strong's: G2228

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: or — ἤ, ; disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11); 1. disjunctive, or; (a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.; (b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial…

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Used 365 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2228; TFLSJ G2228; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 12

λέγεινlegeinto tell

Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)

Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…

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Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 13

τιtisomething

Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100

Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (X-ASN)

Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…

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Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 14

ἢēand

Lemma: ἤ (ē) · Strong's: G2228

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: or — ἤ, ; disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11); 1. disjunctive, or; (a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.; (b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 365 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2228; TFLSJ G2228; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 15

ἀκούεινakoueinto hear

Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)

Meaning: to hear — ἀκούω, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] ; to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. ; 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see:…

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Used 435 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0191; TFLSJ G0191; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 16

τιtisomething

Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100

Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (X-ASN)

Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 17

καινότερον.¶kainoteronnew.

Lemma: καινός (kainos) · Strong's: G2537

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter · Comparative (A-ASN-C)

Meaning: new — καινός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX (Eze.11:19, al.) for חָדָשׁ, exc. Isa.65:15 (אַחֵר) ; ] ; of that which is unused or unaccustomed, new in respect to form or quality, fresh, unused, novel: opposite to παλαιός, ἀρχαῖος,…

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Used 44 times. Also: Matthew 9:17, Matthew 13:52, Matthew 26:28, Matthew 26:29, Matthew 27:60, Mark 1:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2537; TFLSJ G2537; TAGNT Acts 17:21 word 18

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now→δέ G1161 then
all→πᾶς G3956 all
[the] Athenians→Ἀθηναῖος G0117 Athenian
and→καί G2532 and
foreigners→ξένος G3581 foreign
who lived there→ἐπιδημέω G1927 to sojourn
spent their time→εὐκαιρέω G2119 to have opportunity
[doing]→εἰς G1519 toward
nothing→οὐδείς G3762 none
[more]→ἕτερος G2087 other
than→ἤ G2228 or
hearing→ἀκούω G0191 to hear
and→ἤ G2228 or
articulating→λέγω G3004G to say
new [ideas]→καινός G2537 new

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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