ἐπιλαβόμενοίepilabomenoithey tookἐπιλαμβάνομαι (epilambanomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they took”, a single actionG1949I lay hold of, take hold of, seize (sometimes with beneficent, sometimes with hostile, intent).they tookτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐπὶepiuntoἐπίpreposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἌρειονareionAreopagusἌρειος (areios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “Areopagus”, the object formG697Areopagus, or Mar's Hill, an open space on a hill in Athens where the supreme court was held.AreopagusΠάγονpagonMars' HillΠάγος (pagos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Mars' Hill”, the object formG697Areopagus, or Mar's Hill, an open space on a hill in Athens where the supreme court was held.ἤγαγονēgagonto bringἄγω (agō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to bring”, a single actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.λέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingΔυνάμεθαdunamethaMayδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person plural — “May”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.Mayγνῶναιgnōnaito we knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to we know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.we knowτίςtiswhatτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καινὴkainēnewκαινός (kainos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “new”, the subject formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.newαὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπὸhupowhereofὑπόpreposition — “whereof”G5259by, under, about.whereofσοῦsouthouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thou”, the of-formG4771you.thouλαλουμένηlaloumenēspeakestλαλέω (laleō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “speakest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.speakestδιδαχήdidachēteachingδιδαχήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “teaching”, the subject formG1322teaching, doctrine, what is taught.This verse uses “teaching”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
having also taken him, unto the Areopagus they brought [him], saying, 'Are we able to know what [is] this new teaching that is spoken by thee,
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American Standard Version (1901)
And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee?
Young’s Literal Translation
having also taken him, unto the Areopagus they brought [him], saying, 'Are we able to know what [is] this new teaching that is spoken by thee,
World English Bible
They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is, which you are speaking about?
Darby Translation
And having taken hold on him they brought [him] to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee [is]?
Douay-Rheims
And taking him, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying: May we know what this new doctrine is, which thou speakest of?
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