Acts 17:32

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, We will hear thee concerning this {G3303} yet again.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἀκούσαντες δὲ ἀνάστασιν νεκρῶν, οἱ μὲν ἐχλεύαζον: οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Ἀκουσόμεθά σου πάλιν περὶ τούτου.

Transliteration

Having akousantes de anastasin of nekrōn, some men echleuazon: others de eipon, We will akousometha you again concerning this.

Grammar Details

• *akousantes*: aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having heard
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
• *anastasin*: accusative singular feminine - resurrection
• *nekrōn*: genitive plural masculine - of dead ones
• *men*: particle - indeed/truly (paired with *de*)
• *echleuazon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were mocking
• *eipon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they said
• *akousometha*: future middle indicative, 1st person plural - we will hear

Word Meanings

• *akousantes*: having heard/listening to
• *anastasin*: resurrection/rising again
• *echleuazon*: were mocking/were scoffing/were ridiculing
• *akousometha*: we will hear/we will listen to

Referenced Verses

• Acts 17:18 : 18 And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What {G302} would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached {G846} Jesus and the resurrection.
• Acts 24:25 : 25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto me.
• Acts 2:13 : 13 But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine.
• Acts 26:8 : 8 Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?
• Acts 26:24-25 : 24 And as he thus made his defense, Festus saith with a loud voice, Paul, thou art mad; thy much learning is turning thee {G1519} mad. 25 But Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus; but speak forth words of truth and soberness.
• 2 Chr 36:16 : 16 but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Jehovah arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
• Luke 14:18 : 18 And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused.
• Acts 25:19 : 19 but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
• Acts 17:31 : 31 inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
• 1 Cor 4:10 : 10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye have glory, but we have dishonor.
• 2 Cor 6:2 : 2 (for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):
• Heb 3:7-8 : 7 Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,
• Heb 11:36 : 36 and others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
• Heb 13:13 : 13 Let us therefore go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
• Luke 22:63 : 63 And the men that held [Jesus] mocked him, and beat him.
• Luke 23:11 : 11 And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.
• Luke 23:36 : 36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, offering him vinegar,
• Acts 13:41 : 41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; For I work a work in your days, A work which ye shall in no wise believe, if one declare it unto you.
• Gen 19:14 : 14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that mocked.
• 2 Chr 30:9-9 : 9 For if ye turn again unto Jehovah, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for Jehovah your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. 10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless certain men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
• 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 but we preach Christ crucified, unto Jews {G3303} a stumblingblock, and unto Gentiles foolishness;