Acts
Acts 17:20
20For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γάρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| you are bringing | εἰσφέρεις | eisphereis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1533 I lead into, bring in |
| some | τινα | tina | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
| strange notions | ξενίζοντα | xenizonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3579 I entertain a stranger, I startle |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| ears | ἀκοὰς | akoas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G189 hearing, faculty of hearing, ear |
| we want | βουλόμεθα | boulometha | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural | G1014 I will, intend, desire |
| to know | γνῶναι | gnōnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| what | τίνα | tina | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G5101 who, which, what |
| mean | θέλει | thelei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.