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Acts 17:11

These 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.

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οὗτοιhoutoiTheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “These”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.Theseδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἦσανēsanwereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wereεὐγενέστεροιeugenesteroimore nobleεὐγενής (eugenēs)adjective, comparative, nominative, plural, masculine — “more noble”, the subject formG2104(a) of noble birth, of high birth, (b) noble in nature.This verse uses “noble”.more nobleτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenthan those inἐνpreposition — “than those in”G1722in, on, among.than those inΘεσσαλονίκῃthessalonikēThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Thessalonica”, the to- or for-formG2332Thessalonica (modern Saloniki), an important city of the Roman province Macedonia.Thessalonicaοἵτινεςhoitinesin that theyὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “in that they”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.in that theyἐδέξαντοedexantoreceivedδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “received”, a single actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.receivedτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withπάσηςpasēsallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allπροθυμίαςprothumiasreadiness of mindπροθυμία (prothumia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “readiness of mind”, the of-formG4288inclination, readiness, eagerness, willingness, promptness.This verse uses “readiness”.readiness of mindτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καθ’kathaccording toκατά (kata)preposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.ἡμέρανhēmerandailyἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “daily”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dailyἀνακρίνοντεςanakrinontesto investigateἀνακρίνω (anakrinō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to investigate”, an ongoing or repeated actionG350I examine, inquire into, investigate, question.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γραφὰςgraphasa writingγραφή (graphē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “a writing”, the object formG1124(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures.This verse uses “a writing”.εἰeiwhetherεἰparticle — “whether”G1487if.whetherἔχοιechoiwereἔχω (echō)verb, present active optative, 3rd person singular — “were”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.wereταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.οὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.so

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Young’s Literal Translation

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

World English Bible

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

Darby Translation

And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so.

Douay-Rheims

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all eagerness, daily searching the scriptures, whether these things were so.

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