15 {
"verseID": "Acts.17.15",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ καθιστῶντες τὸν Παῦλον ἤγαγον αὐτὸν ἕως Ἀθηνῶν: καὶ λαβόντες ἐντολὴν πρὸς τὸν Σίλαν καὶ Τιμόθεον ἵνα ὡς τάχιστα ἔλθωσιν πρὸς αὐτόν, ἐξῄεσαν.",
"text": "Those *de* *kathistōntes* the *Paulon* *ēgagon* him until *Athēnōn*: and *labontes* *entolēn* *pros* the *Silan* and *Timotheon* that as *tachista* they should *elthōsin* *pros* him, they *exēesan*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*kathistōntes*": "present active participle, nominative plural masculine - conducting/escorting",
"*Paulon*": "accusative singular masculine - Paul",
"*ēgagon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they led/brought",
"*Athēnōn*": "genitive plural feminine - of Athens",
"*labontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having received",
"*entolēn*": "accusative singular feminine - command/instruction",
"*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to",
"*Silan*": "accusative singular masculine - Silas",
"*Timotheon*": "accusative singular masculine - Timothy",
"*tachista*": "superlative adverb - most quickly/as soon as possible",
"*elthōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they should come",
"*exēesan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were departing"
},
"variants": {
"*kathistōntes*": "conducting/escorting/accompanying",
"*ēgagon*": "led/brought/took",
"*labontes*": "receiving/taking/getting",
"*entolēn*": "command/instruction/order",
"*tachista*": "most quickly/as soon as possible",
"*elthōsin*": "should come/might come",
"*exēesan*": "were departing/were going out"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Acts.17.16",
"source": "¶Ἐν δὲ ταῖς Ἀθήναις ἐκδεχομένου αὐτοὺς τοῦ Παύλου, παρωξύνετο τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ, θεωροῦντι κατείδωλον οὖσαν τὴν πόλιν.",
"text": "In *de* the *Athēnais* *ekdechomenou* them of the *Paulou*, was *parōxynetο* the *pneuma* of him in him, *theōrounti* *kateidōlon* *ousan* the *polin*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*Athēnais*": "dative plural feminine - in Athens",
"*ekdechomenou*": "present middle participle, genitive singular masculine - waiting for",
"*Paulou*": "genitive singular masculine - of Paul",
"*parōxynetο*": "imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was provoked/stirred",
"*pneuma*": "nominative singular neuter - spirit",
"*theōrounti*": "present active participle, dative singular masculine - observing/seeing",
"*kateidōlon*": "accusative singular feminine - full of idols",
"*ousan*": "present active participle, accusative singular feminine - being",
"*polin*": "accusative singular feminine - city"
},
"variants": {
"*ekdechomenou*": "waiting for/expecting",
"*parōxynetο*": "was provoked/was stirred/was distressed",
"*pneuma*": "spirit/inner being",
"*theōrounti*": "observing/seeing/perceiving",
"*kateidōlon*": "full of idols/given to idolatry",
"*ousan*": "being/existing"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Acts.17.17",
"source": "Διελέγετο μὲν οὖν ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, καὶ τοῖς σεβομένοις, καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ κατὰ πᾶσαν ἡμέραν πρὸς τοὺς παρατυγχάνοντας.",
"text": "He *dielegeto* *men* *oun* in the *synagōgē* with the *Ioudaiois*, and with the *sebomenois*, and in the *agora* according to every *hēmeran* *pros* those *paratynchanontas*.",
"grammar": {
"*dielegeto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he was reasoning/discussing",
"*men*": "particle (with *oun*) - indeed",
"*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then",
"*synagōgē*": "dative singular feminine - synagogue",
"*Ioudaiois*": "dative plural masculine - with Jews",
"*sebomenois*": "present middle participle, dative plural masculine - worshipping/devout",
"*agora*": "dative singular feminine - marketplace",
"*hēmeran*": "accusative singular feminine - day",
"*pros*": "preposition with accusative - with",
"*paratynchanontas*": "present active participle, accusative plural masculine - happening to be there"
},
"variants": {
"*dielegeto*": "was reasoning/was discussing/was arguing",
"*synagōgē*": "synagogue/assembly place",
"*sebomenois*": "devout/God-fearing/worshipping",
"*agora*": "marketplace/public square",
"*paratynchanontas*": "happening to be there/chancing upon/meeting randomly"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Acts.17.18",
"source": "Τινὲς δὲ τῶν Ἐπικουρείων, καὶ τῶν Στωϊκῶν, φιλοσόφων συνέβαλλον αὐτῷ. Καί τινες ἔλεγον, Τί ἂν θέλοι ὁ σπερμολόγος οὗτος λέγειν; οἱ δέ, Ξένων δαιμονίων δοκεῖ καταγγελεὺς εἶναι: ὅτι τὸν Ἰησοῦν, καὶ τὴν ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῖς εὐηγγελίζετο.",
"text": "Some *de* of the *Epikoureiōn*, and of the *Stōikōn*, *philosophōn* *syneballon* with him. And some *elegon*, What *an* *theloi* the *spermologos* this to *legein*? Others *de*, Of foreign *daimoniōn* he *dokei* *katangeleus* to *einai*: because the *Iēsoun*, and the *anastasin* to them he *euēngelizeto*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*Epikoureiōn*": "genitive plural masculine - of Epicureans",
"*Stōikōn*": "genitive plural masculine - of Stoics",
"*philosophōn*": "genitive plural masculine - of philosophers",
"*syneballon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were encountering/debating",
"*elegon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were saying",
"*an*": "particle - would/might (with potential optative)",
"*theloi*": "present active optative, 3rd person singular - he might wish/want",
"*spermologos*": "nominative singular masculine - babbler/seed-picker",
"*legein*": "present active infinitive - to say",
"*daimoniōn*": "genitive plural neuter - of divinities/deities",
"*dokei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he seems",
"*katangeleus*": "nominative singular masculine - proclaimer/announcer",
"*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be",
"*Iēsoun*": "accusative singular masculine - Jesus",
"*anastasin*": "accusative singular feminine - resurrection",
"*euēngelizeto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he was proclaiming good news"
},
"variants": {
"*syneballon*": "were encountering/debating with/engaging with",
"*theloi*": "might wish/might want/would mean",
"*spermologos*": "babbler/seed-picker/one who picks up scraps of knowledge",
"*daimoniōn*": "divinities/deities/spirits",
"*dokei*": "seems/appears",
"*katangeleus*": "proclaimer/announcer/herald",
"*anastasin*": "resurrection/rising up",
"*euēngelizeto*": "was proclaiming good news/was evangelizing/was announcing"
}
}