Acts 17
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
2And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
3Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
6And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
7Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
9And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
10And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
13But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
15And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
17Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
19And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
20For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
21(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
22Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
23For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
24God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
33So Paul departed from among them.
34Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG3588104× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- καίkaíG253252× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- αὐτόςautósG84624× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- δέdéG116118× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- ἐνenG172215× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- οὗτοςhoûtosG377812× in this chapter
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
- πᾶςpâsG395612× in this chapter
all, any, every, the whole
- τὶςtìsG510011× in this chapter
some or any person or object
- ΠαῦλοςPaûlosG39729× in this chapter
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
- ὅςhósG37397× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- σύsýG47717× in this chapter
thou
- τέtéG50377× in this chapter
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
- εἰμίeimíG15106× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- εἰςeisG15196× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- ἐκekG15376× in this chapter
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
- θεόςtheósG23166× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- οὖνoûnG37676× in this chapter
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
- ἐπίepíG19095× in this chapter
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἸουδαῖοςIoudaîosG24535× in this chapter
Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah
- κατάkatáG25965× in this chapter
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- λέγωlégōG30045× in this chapter
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
- ὅτιhótiG37545× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- οὐouG37565× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- ἀνήρanḗrG4355× in this chapter
a man (properly as an individual male)
- γάρgárG10634× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- εἶναιeînaiG15114× in this chapter
to exist
- ἀκούωakoúōG1914× in this chapter
to hear (in various senses)
- ἤḗG22284× in this chapter
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
- ἸάσωνIásōnG23944× in this chapter
about to cure; Jason, a Christian
- μένménG33034× in this chapter
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
- πρόςprósG43144× in this chapter
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
- ΣίλαςSílasG46094× in this chapter
Silas, a Christian
- ὡςhōsG56134× in this chapter
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
- Ἄρειος ΠάγοςÁreios PágosG6974× in this chapter
rock of Ares, a place in Athens
- γινώσκωginṓskōG10973× in this chapter
to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
- γυνήgynḗG11353× in this chapter
a woman; specially, a wife
- ἔρχομαιérchomaiG20643× in this chapter
to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- ἕτεροςhéterosG20873× in this chapter
(an-, the) other or different
- εὑρίσκωheurískōG21473× in this chapter
to find (literally or figuratively)
- ἡμέραhēméraG22503× in this chapter
day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)