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Acts 17:21

(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (ἢ) before hear here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “something” (τι) before new here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before hear here.

ἈθηναῖοιathēnaioiAtheniansἈθηναῖος (athēnaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Athenians”, the subject formG117Athenian, belonging to Athens.the Atheniansδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoiwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmounteswere thereἐπιδημέω (epidēmeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “were there”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1927I sojourn, am resident (temporarily, in a foreign city).were thereξένοιxenoiforeignξένος (xenos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “foreign”, the subject formG3581alien, new, novel; noun: a guest, stranger, foreigner.εἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inοὐδὲνoudennothingοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “nothing”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “nothing”.nothingἕτερονheteronelseἕτερος (heteros)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “else”, the object formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.elseηὐκαίρουνēukairounto have opportunityεὐκαιρέω (eukaireō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to have opportunity”, an ongoing action in the pastG2119I have a good (favorable) opportunity, have leisure; I devote my leisure to.ἢēbut eitherἤconjunction — “but either”G2228or, than.but eitherλέγεινlegeinto tellλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to tell”, 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.to tellτιtisomeτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “some”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.someἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.ἀκούεινakoueinto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active infinitive — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.τιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.καινότερονkainoteronnew thingκαινός (kainos)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “new thing”, the object formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.new thing

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καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

(Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.)

Young’s Literal Translation

and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.

World English Bible

Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.

Darby Translation

Now all [the] Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news.

Douay-Rheims

(Now all the Athenians, and strangers that were there, employed themselves in nothing else, but either in telling or in hearing some new thing.)

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