King James Version

Acts 17:20

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “what [things] intends” (τίνα θέλει) before these things here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “what [thing] maybe would intend” (τί ἂν θέλοι) before these things here.

ξενίζονταxenizontastrange thingsξενίζω (xenizō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, neuter — “strange things”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3579(a) I entertain a stranger, (b) I startle, bewilder.strange thingsγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τιναtinaoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.εἰσφέρειςeisphereisto bring inεἰσφέρω (eispherō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to bring in”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1533I lead into, bring in, announce.This verse uses “bring in”.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκοὰςakoasearsἀκοή (akoē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “ears”, the object formG189hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor.earsἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).βουλόμεθαboulomethawe wouldβούλομαι (boulomai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person plural — “we would”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1014I will, intend, desire, wish.we wouldοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeγνῶναιgnōnaito knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.τίναtinawhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatθέλειtheleito willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.ταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).

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τίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.ἂνanmeanἄνparticle — “mean”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.θέλοιtheloiwould intendθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “would intend”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

Young’s Literal Translation

for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'

World English Bible

For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”

Darby Translation

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We wish therefore to know what these things may mean.

Douay-Rheims

For thou bringest in certain new things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.

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