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Acts 17:22

Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Paul here.

Σταθεὶςstatheisstoodἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “stood”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.stoodδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inμέσῳmesōmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the to- or for-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.the midstτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἀρείουareiouof Mars' hillἌρειος (areios)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Mars' hill”, the of-formG697Areopagus, or Mar's Hill, an open space on a hill in Athens where the supreme court was held.of Mars' hillΠάγουpagouMars' HillΠάγος (pagos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Mars' Hill”, the of-formG697Areopagus, or Mar's Hill, an open space on a hill in Athens where the supreme court was held.ἔφηephēand saidφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and said”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.and saidἌνδρεςandresYe menἀνήρ (anēr)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Ye men”, the calling formG435a male human being; a man, husband.Ye menἈθηναῖοιathēnaioiof AthensἈθηναῖος (athēnaios)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “of Athens”, the calling formG117Athenian, belonging to Athens.of Athensκατὰkatainκατάpreposition — “in”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.inπάνταpantaall thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all thingsὡςhōswhichὡςadverb — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.δεισιδαιμονεστέρουςdeisidaimonesterousare too superstitiousδεισιδαίμων (deisidaimōn)adjective, comparative, accusative, plural, masculine — “are too superstitious”, the object formG1174respectful of what is divine; religious, perhaps, rather than superstitious (the usual meaning).are too superstitiousὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.θεωρῶtheōrōto seeθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Paul, having stood in the midst of the Areopagus, said, 'Men, Athenians, in all things I perceive you as over-religious;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, and said, Ye men of Athens, in all things I perceive that ye are very religious.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Paul, having stood in the midst of the Areopagus, said, 'Men, Athenians, in all things I perceive you as over-religious;

World English Bible

Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.

Darby Translation

And Paul standing in the midst of Areopagus said, Athenians, in every way I see you given up to demon worship;

Douay-Rheims

But Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious.

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