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Acts 17:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.”

Acts 17:16 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 17:1619 words
GreekMeaning
ἘνEn
InprepositionG1722
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
ἈθήναιςAthēnais
AthensnounG116
ἐκδεχομένουekdechomenou
is waiting forverbG1551
αὐτοὺςautous
thempronounG846
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ΠαύλουPaulou
PaulnounG3972
παρωξύνετοparōxyneto
was provokedverbG3947
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πνεῦμαpneuma
spiritnounG4151
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
αὐτῷautō
himpronounG846
θεωροῦντοςtheōrountos
behold, consider, look onverbG2334
κατείδωλονkateidōlon
utterly idolatrousadjectiveG2712
οὖσανousan
to beverbG1510
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
πόλινpolin
citynounG4172
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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The Scholar Provoked by Idolatry
Paul walked through Athens and his spirit was provoked. The city was full of idols. Imagine it: temples everywhere, every street corner with statues, the city humming with religious activity. But it w...
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