Acts

Acts 17:29–30

²⁹Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.

³⁰Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

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Acts 17:29

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
being	ὑπάρχοντες	hyparchontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5225 I am, exist, am in possession
offspring	γένος	genos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1085 offspring, family, race, kind
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
we should	ὀφείλομεν	opheilomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G3784 I owe, ought
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
think	νομίζειν	nomizein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3543 I think, suppose
that the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Divine Being	Θεῖον	Theion	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2304 divine
is	εἶναι	einai	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1510 I am, exist
like	ὅμοιον	homoion	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3664 like, similar to
gold	χρυσῷ	chrysō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5557 anything made of gold
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
silver	ἀργύρῳ	argyrō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G696 silver as a metal
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
stone	λίθῳ	lithō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3037 a stone
an image formed	χαράγματι	charagmati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G5480 sculpture, a stamp, sign
by man’s	ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
skill	τέχνης	technēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5078 art, skill, trade
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
imagination	ἐνθυμήσεως	enthymēseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1761 inward thought, reflection, thoughts

Acts 17:30

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Although	μὲν	men	Particle	G3303 truly, indeed
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
overlooked	ὑπεριδὼν	hyperidōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5237 I overlook
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
ignorance	ἀγνοίας	agnoias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G52 ignorance
of	Τοὺς	Tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
times	χρόνους	chronous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5550 time, a particular time, season
He now commands	παραγγέλλει	parangellei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3853 I notify, command, charge
all	πάντας	pantas	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
people	ἀνθρώποις	anthrōpois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race
everywhere	πανταχοῦ	pantachou	Adverb	G3837 everywhere
to repent	μετανοεῖν	metanoein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3340 I repent, change my mind

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 17:29 Isaiah 40:25 · Exodus 20:4 · Isaiah 46:5–6 · Psalm 115:4–8 · Habakkuk 2:19–20 · Jeremiah 10:4–10 · Romans 1:20–23 · Psalm 106:20

Acts 17:30 Acts 14:16 · Titus 2:11–12 · Luke 24:47 · Romans 3:25 · Acts 26:17–20 · Ephesians 4:17–32 · 1 Peter 4:3 · Luke 13:5 · Romans 2:4 · 1 Peter 1:14–15 · Acts 3:19 · Acts 20:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.