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Acts 17:16

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “seeing” (θεωροῦντος) before utterly idolatrous here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “seeing” (θεωροῦντι) before utterly idolatrous here.

Ἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἈθήναιςathēnaisAthensἈθῆναι (athēnai)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “Athens”, the to- or for-formG116Athens, the intellectual capital of Greece.Athensἐκδεχομένουekdechomenouto wait forἐκδέχομαι (ekdechomai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to wait for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1551I wait for, expect.This verse uses “wait for”.αὐτοὺςautoushisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “his”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαύλουpaulouPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the of-formG3972Paul, Paulus.παρωξύνετοparōxunetowas stirredπαροξύνομαι (paroxunomai)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was stirred”, an ongoing action in the pastG3947I arouse anger, provoke, irritate.was stirredτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.θεωροῦντοςtheōrountoswhen he sawθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “when he saw”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.when he sawκατείδωλονkateidōlonto idolatryκατείδωλος (kateidōlos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “to idolatry”, the object formG2712full of images of idols, grossly idolatrous.to idolatryοὖσανousanto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

θεωροῦντιtheōrountiwhen he sawθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “when he saw”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Paul waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, beholding the city wholly given to idolatry,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Paul waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, beholding the city wholly given to idolatry,

World English Bible

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.

Darby Translation

But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry.

Douay-Rheims

Now whilst Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, seeing the city wholly given to idolatry.

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