Acts
Acts 17:1–3
1When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared .
Word by word
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Acts 17:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they had passed through | Διοδεύσαντες | Diodeusantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1353 I journey through, go about |
| Amphipolis | Ἀμφίπολιν | Amphipolin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G295 Amphipolis |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Apollonia | Ἀπολλωνίαν | Apollōnian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G624 Apollonia |
| they came | ἦλθον | ēlthon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2064 I come, go |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Thessalonica | Θεσσαλονίκην | Thessalonikēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2332 Thessalonica |
| where | ὅπου | hopou | Adverb | G3699 where, whither |
| there was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a Jewish | Ἰουδαίων | Ioudaiōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2453 Jewish |
| synagogue | συναγωγὴ | synagōgē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4864 an assembly, congregation, synagogue |
Acts 17:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As was | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| custom | εἰωθὸς | eiōthos | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1486 I am accustomed, custom, what was customary |
| Paul | Παύλῳ | Paulō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| went into | εἰσῆλθεν | eisēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| three | τρία | tria | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5140 three |
| Sabbaths | σάββατα | sabbata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4521 the Sabbath, a week |
| he reasoned | διελέξατο | dielexato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1256 I converse, address, preach, lecture |
| with them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| Scriptures | γραφῶν | graphōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures |
Acts 17:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| explaining | διανοίγων | dianoigōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1272 I open fully |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| proving | παρατιθέμενος | paratithemenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3908 I set before, serve, entrust to |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Christ | Χριστὸν | Christon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| had to | ἔδει | edei | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1163 it is necessary, inevitable |
| suffer | παθεῖν | pathein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G3958 I am acted upon, suffer |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| rise | ἀναστῆναι | anastēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G450 I raise up, set up, rise from |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| dead | νεκρῶν | nekrōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3498 dead, a corpse |
| This | Οὗτός | Houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am proclaiming | καταγγέλλω | katangellō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2605 I declare openly, preach |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Christ | Χριστός | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 17:1 1 Thessalonians 1:1 · Philippians 4:16 · 2 Thessalonians 1:1 · Acts 20:4 · 2 Timothy 4:10 · Acts 17:13 · Acts 27:2 · Acts 17:11 · Acts 16:13
Acts 17:2 Acts 18:4 · Acts 9:20 · Acts 17:17 · Isaiah 1:18 · Luke 4:16 · Acts 17:10 · Acts 13:5 · Acts 14:1 · Acts 8:35 · John 18:20 · Acts 28:23
Acts 17:3 Acts 18:28 · Acts 9:22 · Luke 24:32 · 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 · Galatians 3:1 · Acts 3:18 · Luke 24:46 · 1 Thessalonians 1:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.