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Acts 17:28

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

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ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himγὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forζῶμενzōmento liveζάω (zaō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.καὶkaialsoκαίconjunction — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoκινούμεθαkinoumethato moveκινέω (kineō)verb, present passive indicative, 1st person plural — “to move”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2795I set in motion, move, remove, excite, stir up.This verse uses “move”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐσμένesmento beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὡςhōswhichὡςadverb — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.καίkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τινεςtinesoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καθ’kathaccording toκατά (kata)preposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.ποιητῶνpoiētōndoerποιητής (poiētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “doer”, the of-formG4163(a) a "maker," poet, (b) a doer, carrier out, performer.εἰρήκασινeirēkasinto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a completed action with a present resultG3004(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 “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2046 (ἐρέω, utter).Τοῦtouhisὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.hisγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.γένοςgenosoffspringγένοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “offspring”, the subject formG1085offspring, family, race, nation, kind.This verse uses “offspring”.offspringἐσμένesmento beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring.

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American Standard Version (1901)

for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Young’s Literal Translation

for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring.

World English Bible

‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

Darby Translation

for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring.

Douay-Rheims

For in him we live, and move, and are; as some also of your own poets said: For we are also his offspring.

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