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Acts 17:1-8

1NowδὲdeG1161when they had traveledG1353throughG1353AmphipolisἈμφίπολινAmphipolinG295and ApolloniaἈπολλωνίανApollōnianG624,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκην,ThessalonikēnG2332,whereὅπουhopouG3699there was a synagogueσυναγωγὴsunagōgēG4864of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.
2AndaccordingκατὰkataG2596to Paul’sΠαύλῳPaulōG3972customεἰωθὸςeiōthosG1486, hevisitedεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525them, and for threeτρίαtriaG5140SabbathsσάββαταsabbataG4521reasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256with them fromthe Scripturesγραφῶν,graphōnG1124,
3explainingδιανοίγωνdianoigōnG1272andgivingG3908evidenceG3908that theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547hadἔδειedeiG1163to sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958andriseἀναστῆναιanastēnaiG450from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498, and saying, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739I am proclaimingκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605to you is theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547.”
4And someτινεςtinesG5100of them were persuadedἐπείσθησανepeisthēsanG3982and joinedπροσεκληρώθησανproseklērōthēsanG4345PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609,alongτεteG5037withτεteG5037a largeπολύ,poluG4183numberπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of theGod-fearingσεβομένωνsebomenōnG4576GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672anda significantG3756G3641numberG3756G3641of theleadingπρώτωνprōtōnG4413womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135.
5Butthe JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,becomingG2206jealousΖηλώσαντεςZēlōsantesG2206and takingG4355alongG4355someτινὰςtinasG5100wickedπονηροὺςponērousG4190menἄνδραςandrasG435from the marketplaceἀγοραίωνagoraiōnG60,formedG3792aG3792mobG3792and setG2350the cityπόλιν,polinG4172inG2350anG2350uproarG2350;and they attackedἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614ofJasonἸάσονοςIasonosG2394and were seekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to bringπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254them outG4254to the peopleδῆμον·dēmonG1218.
6When they did not findεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147them, they begandraggingἔσυρονesuronG4951JasonἸάσοναIasonaG2394and someτιναςtinasG5100brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80beforeἐπὶepiG1909the cityπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173authoritiesG4173,shoutingβοῶντεςboōntesG994, “TheseG3778menG3778who have upsetἀναστατώσαντεςanastatōsantesG387the worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625have comeπάρεισιν,pareisinG3918hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759alsoG2532;
7and JasonἸάσων·IasōnG2394has welcomedὑποδέδεκταιhupodedektaiG5264them, and they allπάντεςpantesG3956actπράσσουσινprassousinG4238contraryἀπέναντιapenantiG561to the decreesδογμάτωνdogmatōnG1378of CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004that there is anotherἕτερονheteronG2087kingβασιλέαbasileaG935,JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.”
8They stirredἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015up the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793and the cityπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173authoritiesG4173who heardἀκούονταςakouontasG191theseG3778thingsταῦτα·tautaG3778.
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