Acts 17:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπιλαβόμενοί τε αὐτοῦ, ἐπὶ τὸν Ἄρειον πάγον, ἤγαγον λέγοντες, Δυνάμεθα γνῶναι τίς ἡ καινὴ αὕτη ἡ ὑπὸ σοῦ λαλουμένη διδαχή;

Transliteration

Epilabomenoi te him, to the Areion pagon, they ēgagon legontes, Are we able to gnōnai what the kainē this the by you laloumenē didachē?

Grammar Details

*Epilabomenoi*: aorist middle participle, nominative plural masculine - having taken hold of
*te*: conjunction - and
*Areion*: accusative singular masculine - Areopagus (Mars Hill)
*pagon*: accusative singular masculine - hill/rock
*ēgagon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they led/brought
*legontes*: present active participle, nominative plural masculine - saying
*gnōnai*: aorist active infinitive - to know
*kainē*: nominative singular feminine - new
*laloumenē*: present passive participle, nominative singular feminine - being spoken
*didachē*: nominative singular feminine - teaching/doctrine

Word Meanings

*Epilabomenoi*: taking hold of/grasping/seizing (not violently)
*Areion pagon*: Areopagus/Mars Hill (a meeting place for philosophical discussions)
*ēgagon*: led/brought/took
*gnōnai*: to know/understand/learn
*kainē*: new/novel/fresh
*laloumenē*: being spoken/being talked about
*didachē*: teaching/doctrine/instruction

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Referenced Verses

Acts 17:22 : 22 And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, and said, Ye men of Athens, in all things, I perceive that ye are very religious.
Mark 1:27 : 27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! {G3778} {G3754} with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.
John 13:34 : 34 A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Acts 17:20 : 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Matt 10:18 : 18 yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
Acts 24:24 : 24 But after certain days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.
Acts 25:22 : 22 And Agrippa [said] unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man myself. To-morrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him.
Acts 26:1 : 1 And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence:
1 John 2:7-8 : 7 Beloved, no new commandment write I unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye heard. 8 Again, a new commandment write I unto you, which thing is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shineth.

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