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Acts 17:20-23

20ForγάρgarG1063you are bringingεἰσφέρειςeisphereisG1533someτιναtinaG5100strange notionsξενίζονταxenizontaG3579toεἰςeisG1519ourG1473τὰςtasG3588earsἀκοὰςakoasG189, andοὖνounG3767we wantβουλόμεθαboulomethaG1014to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίναtinaG5101theyταῦταtautaG3778meanθέλειtheleiG2309G1510.”
21NowδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956theAtheniansἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioiG117andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588foreignersξένοιxenoiG3581who lived thereἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927spent their timeηὐκαίρουνēukairounG2119doingεἰςeisG1519nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762moreἕτερονheteronG2087thanἢēG2228hearingἀκούεινakoueinG191andἢēG2228articulatingλέγεινlegeinG3004τιtiG5100τιtiG5100newκαινότερον.¶kainoteronG2537ideas.
22ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stood upΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476inἐνenG1722themeetingμέσῳmesōG3319of theτοῦtouG3588AreopagusG697andsaidἔφη·ephēG5346, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofAthensἈθηναῖοι,AthēnaioiG117,I seeθεωρῶ·theōrōG2334thatὡςhōsG5613inκατὰkataG2596every wayπάνταpantaG3956youὑμᾶςhumasG4771arevery religiousδεισιδαιμονεστέρουςdeisidaimonesterousG1174.
23ForγὰρgarG1063as I walked aroundδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330andκαὶkaiG2532examinedἀναθεωρῶνanatheōrōnG333yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588objects of worshipσεβάσματαsebasmataG4574,I even foundεὗρον καὶheuron kaiG2147G2532an altarβωμὸνbōmonG1041withἐν ᾧen hōG1722G3739this inscriptionἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptoG1924:TO AN UNKNOWNἀγνώστῳagnōstōG57GODθεῷ.theōG2316.ThereforeοὖνounG3767whatὃhoG3739you worshipεὐσεβεῖτε,eusebeiteG2151as something unknownἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50τοῦτοtoutoG3778,IἐγὼegōG1473nowproclaimκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605to youὑμῖν.huminG4771.
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