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Andδὲas Paulτοῦ Παύλουwas waitingἐκδεχομένουfor themαὐτοὺςinἘνAthens,ταῖς Ἀθήναιςhisαὐτοῦspiritτὸ πνεῦμαwas provokedπαρωξύνετοwithinἐνhimαὐτῷas he sawθεωροῦντοςthatthe cityτὴν πόλινwasοὖσανfull of idols.κατείδωλον
Acts 17:16
Study it in the app“And as Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:16, word by word
- as PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- was waitingἐκδεχομένουekdechomenou
wait for
Wait for, expect someone.
Where else “ekdechomenou” appears- AthensἈθήναιςAthēnais
Athens
See it on the mapWhere else “Athēnais” appears- spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
spirit
A person's spirit, their inner self.
Where else “pneuma” appears- was provokedπαρωξύνετοparōxyneto
be provoked
Be provoked, irritated, indignant.
Where else “parōxyneto” appears- as he sawθεωροῦντοςtheōrountos
watch
To observe something closely.
Where else “theōrountos” appears- the cityπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- wasοὖσανousan
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ousan” appears- full of idolsκατείδωλονkateidōlon
full of idols
Full of idols.
Where else “kateidōlon” appears
Places in this verse
Athens
Today: Athens, capital of Greece
The main city of southern Greece, near the Aegean Sea; today it is the capital of Greece.
Paul spoke at the Areopagus in Athens about the unknown God (Acts 17:16-34).
The context
15And those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving an instruction for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as soon as possible, they departed.
16 · This verse (above)
17So he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.
To study Acts 17 in a group
1. What it says
What did the people of Berea do with what Paul said, and what came of it? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
In Athens, Paul starts from the altar "to an unknown god" (vv. 22-23). Why does he begin with something they already knew?
3. How I live it
When talking with someone who thinks differently, how can you start from what you share and listen with respect?