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Acts 17:21 — King James Version← Study notes

(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)


Acts 17:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 17:2118 words
GreekMeaning
ἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioi
The AtheniansadjectiveG117
δὲde
nowwordG1161
πάντεςpantes
alladjectiveG3956
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountes
visitingverbG1927
ξένοιxenoi
strangersadjectiveG3581
εἰςeis
inprepositionG1519
οὐδὲνouden
no thingadjectiveG3762
ἕτερονheteron
elseadjectiveG2087
ηὐκαίρουνēykairoun
were spending their timeverbG2119
ē
thanwordG2228
λέγεινlegein
to tellverbG3004
τιti
somethingpronounG5100
ē
orwordG2228
ἀκούεινakouein
to hearverbG191
τιti
somethingpronounG5100
καινότερονkainoteron
newadjectiveG2537
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 17:21

May we know what is this new doctrine spoken of by you? For you bring certain strange matters to our ears Acts 17:20: everywhere novelty is the charge: we would fain know therefore, what these things may mean. It was a city of talkers, that city of theirs. For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing. Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars hill, and said, You men of Athens, I look upon you…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 38 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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