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For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
διερχόμενοςdierchomenosPassing through
Lemma: διέρχομαι (dierchomai) · Strong's: G1330
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PNP-NSM)
Meaning: to pass through — δι-έρχομαι ; [in LXX for אֵבֶר, הָלַךְ, בּוֹא, etc. ; ] ; 1. to go through, pass through; (a) of things: Mat.19:24, Mrk.10:25, Luk.2:35, al.; (b) of persons: Luk.19:4; with accusative loc., Luk.19:1, Heb.4:14,…
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Used 44 times. Also: Matthew 12:43, Matthew 19:24, Mark 4:35, Mark 10:25, Luke 2:15, Luke 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1330; TFLSJ G1330; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 1
γὰρgarfor
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
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Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 2
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,…
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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 17:23 word 3
ἀναθεωρῶνanatheōrōnbeholding
Lemma: ἀναθεωρέω (anatheōreō) · Strong's: G0333
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
Meaning: to contemplate — ἀνα-θεωρέω, -ῶ ; to observe carefully, consider well: Act.17:23, Heb.13:7 (Diod., al.).†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Hebrews 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0333; TFLSJ G0333; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 4
τὰtathe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (T-APN)
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.,…
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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 17:23 word 5
σεβάσματαsebasmataobjects of worship
Lemma: σέβασμα (sebasma) · Strong's: G4574
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (N-APN)
Meaning: object of worship — σέβασμα, -τος, τό; (σεβάζομαι), [in LXX: Wis.14:20 15:17, Da TH Bel 1:27 * ; ] ; an object of worship: Act.17:23, 2Th.2:4.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4574; TFLSJ G4574; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 6
ὑμῶνhumōnof you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 7
εὗρονheuronI found
Lemma: εὑρίσκω (ehuriskō) · Strong's: G2147
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-2AAI-1S)
Meaning: to find/meet — εὑρίσκω, ; [in LXX chiefly for מצא, also for נשׂג hi., etc. ; ] ; to find, with or without previous search: absol., opposite to ζητέω, Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative, Mat.2:8, Mrk.1:37, Act.13:22, 2Ti.1:17,…
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Used 177 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 7:14, Matthew 8:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2147; TFLSJ G2147; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 8
καὶkaieven
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,…
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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 17:23 word 9
βωμὸνbōmonan altar
Lemma: βωμός (bōmos) · Strong's: G1041
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: altar — βωμός, -οῦ, ὁ ; (βαίνω), [in LXX (Hex.) for מִזְבֵּחַ, in Proph., chiefly for בָּמָה ; ] ; 1. any raised place, a platform. ; 2. an altar: Act.17:23 (cf. θυσιαστήριον and see DB, i, 75).; † (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1041; TFLSJ G1041; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 10
ἐνenon
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 11
ᾧhōwhich
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (R-DSM)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 12
ἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptohad been inscribed:
Lemma: ἐπιγράφω (epigraphō) · Strong's: G1924
Parsing: Verb · Pluperfect · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-LPI-3S)
Meaning: to write on — ἐπι-γράφω ; [in LXX for כָּתַב, Num.17:2; fig., Jer.31:33, al. ; ] ; to write upon, inscribe: Mrk.15:26, Act.17:23, Rev.21:12; figuratively, Heb.8:10 (LXX) Heb.10:16.†; (AS)
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Used 5 times. Also: Mark 15:26, Hebrews 8:10, Hebrews 10:16, Revelation 21:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1924; TFLSJ G1924; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 13
ἀγνώστῳagnōstōTo an unknown
Lemma: ἄγνωστος (agnōstos) · Strong's: G0057
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Masculine (A-DSM)
Meaning: unknown — ἄγνωστος, -ον ; (γινώσκω), [in LXX: Wis.11:18 18:3, 2Ma.1:19 2:7 (Cremer, 157) * ; ] ; unknown: Act.17:23 (cf. MM, VGT, see word).†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0057; TFLSJ G0057; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 14
θεῷ.theōGod.
Lemma: θεός (theos) · Strong's: G2316
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)
Meaning: God — θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ; ] ; a god or deity, God. ; 1. In…
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Used 1338 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2316; TFLSJ G2316; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 15
ὃhowhom
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (R-ASN)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 16
οὖνountherefore
Lemma: οὖν (oun) · Strong's: G3767
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: therefore/then — οὖν, ; particle ; expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9, Jhn.8:38, Act.1:21, Rom.5:9, al.; in exhortations, Mat.3:8, Luk.11:35,…
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Used 535 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3767; TFLSJ G3767; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 17
ἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesnot knowing
Lemma: ἀγνοέω (agnoeō) · Strong's: G0050
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: be ignorant — ἀγνοέω, -ῶ (> ἁγνίζω), ; [in LXX for שָׁגָה, שָׁגַג, אָשַׁם, etc. ; ] ; 1. to be ignorant, not to know: absol., Ι Ti 1:13, Heb.5:2; with accusative, Act.13:27 17:23, Rom.10:3, 2Co.2:11; ἐν οἷς, 2Pe.2:12; before ὅτι,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 22 times. Also: Mark 9:32, Luke 9:45, Acts 13:27, Romans 1:13, Romans 2:4, Romans 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0050; TFLSJ G0050; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 18
εὐσεβεῖτε,eusebeiteyou worship,
Lemma: εὐσεβέω (eusebeō) · Strong's: G2151
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAI-2P)
Meaning: to show piety — εὐ-σεβέω, -ῶ; (εὐσεβής, which see), [in LXX: Dan LXX Sus 1:64, 4Ma.9:6 אR, 4Ma.11:5 4Mac 11:8 4Mac 11:23 4Mac 18:2 * ; ] ; to reverence, show piety towards; with accusative (elsewhere more frequently before εἰς., περί,…
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Used 2 times. Also: 1 Timothy 5:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2151; TFLSJ G2151; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 19
τοῦτοtoutoHim
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (D-ASN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 20
ἐγὼegōI myself
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Nominative · Singular (P-1NS)
Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 21
καταγγέλλωkatangellōproclaim
Lemma: καταγγέλλω (katangellō) · Strong's: G2605
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)
Meaning: to proclaim — κατ-αγγέλλω ; [in LXX: Pro.17:5 A, 2Ma.8:36 2Mac 9:17 * ; ] ; 1. to proclaim, declare: with accusative of thing(s), Act.3:24 16:21 17:23; τ. ἀνάστασιν, Act.4:2; τ. λόγον τοῦ Θ., τ. Κ., Act.13:5 15:36; ὁδὸν σωτηρίας,…
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Used 17 times. Also: Acts 3:24, Acts 4:2, Acts 13:5, Acts 13:38, Acts 15:36, Acts 16:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2605; TFLSJ G2605; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 22
ὑμῖν.huminto you.
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Acts 17:23 word 23
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| as I walked around | → | διέρχομαι G1330 to pass through |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| examined | → | ἀναθεωρέω G0333 to contemplate |
| your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| objects of worship | → | σέβασμα G4574 object of worship |
| I even found | → | εὑρίσκω G2147 to find/meet |
| . . . | → | καί G2532 and |
| an altar | → | βωμός G1041 altar |
| with | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| this inscription | → | ἐπιγράφω G1924 to write on |
| TO AN UNKNOWN | → | ἄγνωστος G0057 unknown |
| GOD | → | θεός G2316 God |
| Therefore | → | οὖν G3767 therefore/then |
| what | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| you worship | → | εὐσεβέω G2151 to show piety |
| as something unknown | → | ἀγνοέω G0050 be ignorant |
| I | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| [now] proclaim | → | καταγγέλλω G2605 to proclaim |
| to you | → | σύ G4771 you |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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