Acts 17:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

Acts 17:11 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 17:1124 words

GreekMeaning

οὗτοιhoutoi

ThesedemonstrativeG3778

δὲde

nowwordG1161

ἦσανēsan

wereverbG1510

εὐγενέστεροιeugenesteroi

more nobleadjectiveG2104

τῶνtōn

than thosearticleG3588

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

ΘεσσαλονίκῃThessalonikē

ThessalonicanounG2332

οἵτινεςhoitines

whorelative pronounG3748

ἐδέξαντοedexanto

receivedverbG1209

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

λόγονlogon

wordnounG3056

μετὰmeta

withprepositionG3326

πάσηςpasēs

alladjectiveG3956

προθυμίαςprothymias

readinessnounG4288

τὸto

thearticleG3588

καθ’kath’

everyprepositionG2596

ἡμέρανhēmeran

daynounG2250

ἀνακρίνοντεςanakrinontes

examiningverbG350

τὰςtas

thearticleG3588

γραφὰςgraphas

ScripturesnounG1124

εἰei

ifparticleG1487

ἔχοιechoi

would beverbG2192

ταῦταtauta

these thingsdemonstrativeG3778

οὕτωςhoutōs

soadverbG3779

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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