Acts 17:21
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Berean Study Bible
Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.

Young's Literal Translation
and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.

King James Bible
(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing. )

Greek
Now
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

all
πάντες (pantes)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

[the] Athenians
Ἀθηναῖοι (Athēnaioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 117: Athenian, belonging to Athens. From Athenai; an Athenoean or inhabitant of Athenae.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

foreigners
ξένοι (xenoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3581: Apparently a primary word; foreign; by implication, a guest or entertainer.

who lived there
ἐπιδημοῦντες (epidēmountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1927: From a compound of epi and demos; to make oneself at home, i.e. to reside.

spent their time
ηὐκαίρουν (ēukairoun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2119: From eukairos; to have good time, i.e. Opportunity or leisure.

[doing]
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

nothing
οὐδὲν (ouden)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing.

[more]
ἕτερον (heteron)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.

than
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

hearing
ἀκούειν (akouein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

and
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

articulating
λέγειν (legein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

new [ideas].
καινότερον (kainoteron)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Strong's 2537: Fresh, new, unused, novel. Of uncertain affinity; new

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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