Acts 17:28 — King James Version← Study notes

“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.”

Acts 17:28 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 17:2821 words

GreekMeaning

ἐνen

InprepositionG1722

αὐτῷautō

HimpronounG846

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

ζῶμενzōmen

we liveverbG2198

καὶkai

andwordG2532

κινούμεθαkinoumetha

moveverbG2795

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ἐσμένesmen

are,’verbG1510

ὡςhōs

AsadverbG5613

καίkai

alsoadverbG2532

τινεςtines

somepronounG5100

τῶνtōn

of thearticleG3588

καθ’kath’

amongprepositionG2596

ὑμᾶςhymas

youpronounG4771

ποιητῶνpoiētōn

poetsnounG4163

εἰρήκασινeirēkasin

have saidverbG3004

ΤοῦTou

of HimarticleG3588

γὰρgar

ForwordG1063

καὶkai

alsoadverbG2532

γένοςgenos

offspringnounG1085

ἐσμένesmen

we are.’verbG1510

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

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Elena PetrovaNote1mo ago

In Him We Live and Move

Paul quotes pagan poets to the Athenians: 'In him we live and move and have our being.' This is Paul finding common ground with philosophers who'd never heard the gospel. He's not dismissing their sea...