Acts 17:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 17:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
τινὲς
tìs
G5100
a certain
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
Ἐπικουρίων
Epikoúreios
G1946
Epicurean
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
Στοϊκῶν
Stōïkós
G4770
Stoic
φιλοσόφων
philósophos
G5386
philosopher
συνέβαλλον
symbállō
G4820
to fight with
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
καί
kaí
G2532
and
τινες
tìs
G5100
a certain
ἔλεγον
légō
G3004
to say
τί
tís
G5101
who
ἂν
án
G302
if
θέλοι
thélō
G2309
to will
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
σπερμολόγος
spermológos
G4691
seed-picking
οὗτος
hoûtos
G3778
this
λέγειν
légō
G3004
to say
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δέ
dé
G1161
but
ξένων
xénos
G3581
stranger
δαιμονίων
daimónion
G1140
demon
δοκεῖ
dokéō
G1380
to think
καταγγελεὺς
katangeleús
G2604
announcer
εἶναι
eimí
G1510
to be
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦν
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἀνάστασιν
anástasis
G386
rising up
εὐηγγελίζετο
euangelízō
G2097
to evangelize
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World English Bible Public Domain
Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be advocating foreign deities," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were disputing with him. And some were saying, “What might this word-picker want to say?” But others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,” because he was proclaiming Jesus and the resurrection.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).