Acts 17:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πολλοὶ μὲν οὖν ἐξ αὐτῶν ἐπίστευσαν· καὶ τῶν Ἑλληνίδων γυναικῶν τῶν εὐσχημόνων, καὶ ἀνδρῶν, οὐκ ὀλίγοι.

Transliteration

Many men oun from them episteusan; and of the Hellēnidōn gynaikōn of the euschēmonōn, and of andrōn, not oligoi.

Grammar Details

• *men*: particle (with *oun*) - indeed/truly
• *oun*: inferential particle - therefore/then
• *episteusan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they believed
• *Hellēnidōn*: genitive plural feminine - of Greek women
• *gynaikōn*: genitive plural feminine - of women
• *euschēmonōn*: genitive plural feminine - of prominent/respectable
• *andrōn*: genitive plural masculine - of men
• *oligoi*: nominative plural masculine - few

Word Meanings

• *episteusan*: believed/had faith/trusted
• *Hellēnidōn*: Greek (women)/Gentile women
• *euschēmonōn*: prominent/respectable/of high standing
• *oligoi*: few/small number

Referenced Verses

• Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts.
• Acts 14:1 : 1 Now in Iconium they went together to the Synagogue of the Jews and gave such teaching that a great number of Jews and Greeks had faith.
• Acts 17:2-4 : 2 And Paul, as he generally did, went in to them, and on three Sabbath days had discussions with them from the holy Writings, 3 Saying to them clearly and openly that Christ had to be put to death and come back to life again; and that this Jesus, whom, he said, I am preaching to you, is the Christ. 4 And some of them had faith, and were joined to Paul and Silas; and a number of the God-fearing Greeks, and some of the chief women.
• 1 Cor 1:26 : 26 For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:
• Eph 5:14 : 14 For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.
• Jas 1:10 : 10 But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.
• Jas 1:21 : 21 For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.
• Ps 25:8-9 : 8 Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way. 9 He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.
• John 1:45-49 : 45 Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 Nazareth! said Nathanael, Is it possible for any good to come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false. 48 Nathanael said to him, Where did you get knowledge of me? In answer Jesus said, Before Philip was talking with you, while you were still under the fig-tree, I saw you. 49 Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!
• John 7:17 : 17 If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.
• Acts 13:46 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.