Acts
Acts 17:23
23For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription:
TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.
Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| as I walked around | διερχόμενος | dierchomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1330 I pass through, spread a report |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| examined | ἀναθεωρῶν | anatheōrōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G333 I look at attentively, consider |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| objects of worship | σεβάσματα | sebasmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4574 an object of worship |
| I even found | εὗρον | heuron | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2147 I find |
| an altar | βωμὸν | bōmon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1041 an altar |
| with | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| this inscription | ἐπεγέγραπτο | epegegrapto | Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1924 I write upon, inscribe |
| TO AN UNKNOWN | ΑΓΝΩΣΤΩ | AGNŌSTŌ | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G57 unknown |
| GOD | ΘΕΩ | THEŌ | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| what | Ὃ | Ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you worship | εὐσεβεῖτε | eusebeite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2151 I am dutiful, pious |
| as something unknown | ἀγνοοῦντες | agnoountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G50 I do not know, am ignorant of |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| proclaim | 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 4:22 · Galatians 4:8–9 · John 17:3 · John 17:25 · Acts 17:30 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · 1 Timothy 1:17 · Romans 1:28 · 1 Corinthians 1:21 · 1 John 5:20 · Romans 1:20–25 · Ephesians 2:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.