Acts

Acts 17:11–12

¹¹Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.^a ¹²As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

Footnotes

a 17:11 Literally with great eagerness, every day examining the Writings, whether these things were so.

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Acts 17:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
were	ἦσαν	ēsan	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
more noble-minded	εὐγενέστεροι	eugenesteroi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - Comparative	G2104 of noble birth, noble
than the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Thessalonians	Θεσσαλονίκῃ	Thessalonikē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2332 Thessalonica
they received	ἐδέξαντο	edexanto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
message	λόγον	logon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
with	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
great	πάσης	pasēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
eagerness	προθυμίας	prothymias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4288 inclination, readiness
examined	ἀνακρίνοντες	anakrinontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G350 I examine, inquire into
the	τὰς	tas	Article - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
Scriptures	γραφὰς	graphas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures
every	καθ’	kath’	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
day	ἡμέραν	hēmeran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
if	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
these	ταῦτα	tauta	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
were	ἔχοι	echoi	Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
true	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner

Acts 17:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As a result	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
many	πολλοὶ	polloi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
of	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
them	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
believed	ἐπίστευσαν	episteusan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4100 I believe, have faith in
along with	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
a few	ὀλίγοι	oligoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3641 small, brief, few, soon
prominent	εὐσχημόνων	euschēmonōn	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural	G2158 comely, honorable
Greek	Ἑλληνίδων	Hellēnidōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G1674 a female Greek
women	γυναικῶν	gynaikōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
men	ἀνδρῶν	andrōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man

Cross-references

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Acts 17:11 Isaiah 34:16 · Proverbs 2:1–5 · John 5:39 · 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · 1 Peter 1:10–12 · Matthew 13:23 · Proverbs 9:9 · 2 Peter 1:19–21 · Proverbs 1:5 · 2 Timothy 3:15–17 · John 3:21 · 1 Thessalonians 1:6

Acts 17:12 Ephesians 5:14 · Acts 14:1 · Acts 13:50 · Acts 17:2–4 · 1 Corinthians 1:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.