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Forγάρyou are bringingεἰσφέρειςsomeτιναstrange thingsξενίζονταtoεἰςourἡμῶνears;τὰς ἀκοὰςsoοὖνwe wantβουλόμεθαto knowγνῶναιwhatτίναthese thingsταῦταmean.”θέλει εἶναι
Acts 17:20
Study it in the app“For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:20, word by word
- you are bringingεἰσφέρειςeisphereis
bring in
Bring in, carry in, lead into.
Where else “eisphereis” appears- strange thingsξενίζονταxenizonta
be surprised
To find something strange.
Where else “xenizonta” appears- earsἀκοὰςakoas
ear
The organ through which sounds and words come in.
Where else “akoas” appears- we wantβουλόμεθαboulometha
want, intend
Want firmly, resolve, intend.
Where else “boulometha” appears- to knowγνῶναιgnōnai
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōnai” appears- meanθέλειthelei
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelei” appears- meanεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears
The context
19And they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “Can we know what this new teaching is that is being spoken by you?
20 · This verse (above)
21Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time in nothing else than telling something or hearing something new.
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?