Acts

Acts 17:27–28

²⁷God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. ²⁸‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’^e As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’^f

Footnotes

e 17:28 This is probably a quote from the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Knossos.
f 17:28 This is probably a quote from the poem “Phainomena” by the Cilician philosopher Aratus.

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Acts 17:27

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
they would seek	ζητεῖν	zētein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
perhaps	ἄρα	ara	Conjunction	G687 a particle asking a question, expecting a negative response
reach out for	ψηλαφήσειαν	psēlaphēseian	Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G5584 I feel, touch, handle, grope for
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
find	εὕροιεν	heuroien	Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2147 I find
though	καί	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
He is	ὑπάρχοντα	hyparchonta	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5225 I am, exist, am in possession
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
far	μακρὰν	makran	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3112 far away
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
each	ἑκάστου	hekastou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1538 each, every one
one	ἑνὸς	henos	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1520 one
of us	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I

Acts 17:28

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
in	Ἐν	En	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
we live	ζῶμεν	zōmen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2198 I live
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
move	κινούμεθα	kinoumetha	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural	G2795 I move, stir, excite
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
have our being	ἐσμέν	esmen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
As	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
some	τινες	tines	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5100 any one, some one
of your	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
poets	ποιητῶν	poiētōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4163 a doer, performer, poet
have said	εἰρήκασιν	eirēkasin	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2046 I say, speak
We are	ἐσμέν	esmen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
offspring	γένος	genos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1085 offspring, family, race, kind

Cross-references

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Acts 17:27 Jeremiah 23:23–24 · Deuteronomy 4:7 · Acts 14:17 · Romans 1:20 · Psalm 19:1–6 · Romans 2:4 · Acts 15:17

Acts 17:28 Job 12:10 · Colossians 1:17 · Hebrews 1:3 · Psalm 36:9 · Luke 20:38 · John 5:26 · John 11:25 · Psalm 66:9 · Hebrews 12:9 · 1 Samuel 25:29 · Daniel 5:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.