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Acts 17:22 — King James Version← Study notes

Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.


Acts 17:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 17:2217 words
GreekMeaning
ΣταθεὶςStatheis
Having stoodverbG2476
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ΠαῦλοςPaulos
PaulnounG3972
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
μέσῳmesō
the midstadjectiveG3319
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἈρείουAreiou
of theadjectiveG3588
ΠάγουPagou
AresnounG697
ἔφηephē
he was sayingverbG5346
ἌνδρεςAndres
MennounG435
ἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioi
AtheniansadjectiveG117
κατὰkata
inprepositionG2596
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
ὡςhōs
asadverbG5613
δεισιδαιμονεστέρουςdeisidaimonesterous
HilladjectiveG697
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
θεωρῶtheōrō
I beholdverbG2334
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 17:22

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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