Greek Interlinear
Acts 17:21 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of Acts 17:21, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“the Athenians (For all and which were there strangers in nothing else spent their time but either to tell some and to hear new thing”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἀθηναῖοι | G117 | the Athenians | an athenaean or inhabitant of athenae |
| 2 | δὲ | G1161 | (For | but, and, etc |
| 3 | πάντες | G3956 | all | all, any, every, the whole |
| 4 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 5 | οἱ | G3588 | which | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) |
| 6 | ἐπιδημοῦντες | G1927 | were there | to make oneself at home, i.e., (by extension) to reside (in a foreign country) |
| 7 | ξένοι | G3581 | strangers | foreign (literally, alien, or figuratively, novel); by implication, a guest or (vice-versa) entertainer |
| 8 | εἰς | G1519 | in | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 9 | οὐδὲν | G3762 | nothing | not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e., none, nobody, nothing |
| 10 | ἕτερον | G2087 | else | (an-, the) other or different |
| 11 | εὐκαίρουν, | G2119 | spent their time | to have good time, i.e., opportunity or leisure |
| 12 | ἢ | G2228 | but either | disjunctive, or; comparative, than |
| 13 | λέγειν | G3004 | to tell | properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an |
| 14 | τι | G5100 | some | some or any person or object |
| 15 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 16 | ἀκούειν | G191 | to hear | to hear (in various senses) |
| 17 | καινότερον | G2537 | new thing | new (especially in freshness; while g3501 is properly so with respect to age |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
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Acts 17:21 (current)the Athenians (For all and which were there strangers in nothing else spent their time but either to tell some and to hear new thing
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