King James Version

Acts 17:32

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “also” (καὶ) before again here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Ἀκούσαντεςakousanteswhen they heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.when they heardδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andἀνάστασινanastasinresurrectionἀνάστασις (anastasis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “resurrection”, the object formG386a rising again, resurrection.This verse uses “resurrection”.νεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.ἐχλεύαζονechleuazonto sneerχλευάζω (chleuazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to sneer”, an ongoing action in the pastG5512I mock, scoff, jest, jeer.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single 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.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).others saidἈκουσόμεθάakousomethaWe will hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, future middle indicative, 1st person plural — “We will hear”, an action still aheadG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.We will hearσουsoutheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thee”, the of-formG4771you.theeπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofτούτουtoutouthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And having heard of a rising again of the dead, some, indeed, were mocking, but others said, 'We will hear thee again concerning this;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, We will hear thee concerning this yet again.

Young’s Literal Translation

And having heard of a rising again of the dead, some, indeed, were mocking, but others said, 'We will hear thee again concerning this;'

World English Bible

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”

Darby Translation

And when they heard [of the] resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and some said, We will hear thee again also concerning this.

Douay-Rheims

And when they had heard of the resurrection of the dead, some indeed mocked, but others said: We will hear thee again concerning this matter.

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