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Acts 17:18

Then 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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the” (τῶν) before Stoics here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to them” (αὐτοῖς) before he was here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

τινὲςtinescertainτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “certain”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.certainδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἘπικουρείωνepikoureiōnEpicureanἘπικούρειος (epikoureios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “Epicurean”, the of-formG1946an Epicurean, one who holds the tenets of Epicurus.καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.AndΣτοϊκῶνstoikōnStoicΣτοϊκός (stoikos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “Stoic”, the of-formG4770Stoic.φιλοσόφωνphilosophōnphilosopherφιλόσοφος (philosophos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “philosopher”, the of-formG5386a philosopher.συνέβαλλονsuneballonto ponderσυμβάλλω (sumballō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to ponder”, an ongoing action in the pastG4820properly: I throw together, hence: I ponder, come up with, encounter, with or without hostile intent; I dispute with; mid: I confer, consult with, contribute.This verse uses “ponder”.αὐτῷautōthisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “this”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thisκαίkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτινεςtinesoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἔλεγονelegonto speakλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.Τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.θέλοιtheloito willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active optative, 3rd person singular — “to will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σπερμολόγοςspermologosbabblerσπερμολόγοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “babbler”, the subject formG4691a babbler, gossiper, one who picks up seeds and trifles as does a bird.οὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.λέγεινlegeinto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Ξένωνxenōnforeignξένος (xenos)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “foreign”, the of-formG3581alien, new, novel; noun: a guest, stranger, foreigner.δαιμονίωνdaimoniōndemonδαιμόνιον (daimonion)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “demon”, the of-formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.This verse uses “demon”.δοκεῖdokeito thinkδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.This verse uses “think”.καταγγελεὺςkatangeleusproclaimerκαταγγελεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “proclaimer”, the subject formG2604a reporter, announcer, proclaimer, herald.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνάστασινanastasinresurrectionἀνάστασις (anastasis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “resurrection”, the object formG386a rising again, resurrection.This verse uses “resurrection”.the resurrectionεὐηγγελίζετοeuēngelizetoto speak good newsεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak good news”, an ongoing action in the pastG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτοῖςautoishimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, 'What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, 'Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Darby Translation

But some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers attacked him. And some said, What would this chatterer say? and some, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons, because he announced the glad tidings of Jesus and the resurrection [to them].

Douay-Rheims

And certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoics disputed with him; and some said: What is it, that this word sower would say? But others: He seemeth to be a setter forth of new gods; because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

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