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Acts 17:27 — King James Version← Study notes

That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:


Acts 17:27Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 17:2719 words
GreekMeaning
ζητεῖνzētein
to seekverbG2212
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεὸνtheon
GodnounG2316
εἰei
ifparticleG1487
ἄραara
curseparticleG685
γεge
indeedparticleG1065
ψηλαφήσειανpsēlaphēseian
they would touchverbG5584
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εὕροιενheuroien
would find HimverbG2147
καίkai
AndadverbG2532
γεge
and besides, doubtless, at leastparticleG1065
οὐou
notadverbG3756
μακρὰνmakran
far, longadjectiveG3117
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
ἑνὸςhenos
into / toadjectiveG1519
ἑκάστουhekastou
eachadjectiveG1538
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
ὑπάρχονταhyparchonta
He isverbG5225
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 17:27

dwells not in temples made with hands Acts 17:24, neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed anything — do you observe how, little by little, he brings in the philosophy? How he ridicules the heathen error? seeing it is He that gives to all life, and breath, and all things; and has made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth. This is peculiar to God. Look, then, whether these things may not be predicated of the Son also.…

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