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Nowδὲallπάντεςthe AtheniansἈθηναῖοιandκαὶthe foreignersοἱ ξένοιresiding thereἐπιδημοῦντεςspent their timeηὐκαίρουνinεἰςnothingοὐδὲνelseἕτερονthanἢtellingλέγεινsomethingτιorἢhearingἀκούεινsomethingτιnew.καινότερον
Acts 17:21
Study it in the app“Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time in nothing else than telling something or hearing something new.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:21, word by word
- the AtheniansἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioi
Athenian
Athenian: a person from Athens.
Where else “Athēnaioi” appears- the foreignersξένοιxenoi
stranger
Someone from another land or foreign to the place; or something unknown.
Where else “xenoi” appears- residing thereἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountes
stay, reside
Stay in a place as a visitor or foreigner, reside there for a time.
Where else “epidēmountes” appears- spent their timeηὐκαίρουνēukairoun
have time
Have time, have the opportunity.
Where else “ēukairoun” appears- elseἕτερονheteron
other, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heteron” appears- tellingλέγεινlegein
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legein” appears- hearingἀκούεινakouein
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “akouein” appears- newκαινότερονkainoteron
new
Here: newer, the latest
New, different from what was before.
Where else “kainoteron” appears
The context
20For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.”
21 · This verse (above)
22So Paul, standing in the middle of the Areopagus, said, “Men of Athens, I see how very religious you are in every way.
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?