Greek Interlinear
Acts 17:21 Interlinear
“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 |
Verse Context
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