Acts 17:18
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“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.”
τὶς
Someone, anyone, something. Tis. Scripture often hinges on this small word: if anyone thirsts, let him come. The invitation is unrestricted. No one is excluded from the call.
Ἐπικούρειος
Epicureans
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Ἐπικούρειος
Epicurean, follower of Epicurus. Epikoureios. Those who debated Paul in Athens held pleasure as life's highest good. Seek what is above, not what merely feels good now.
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Στωϊκός
Stoics
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Στωϊκός
Stoic philosopher, follower of Stoicism. Stōïkós. At Athens, Paul reasoned with Epicurean and Stoic thinkers who wanted nothing more than to hear the latest idea. Human philosophy seeks wisdom but cannot find it without revelation. Let the cross disrupt every system.
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φιλόσοφος
philosophers
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φιλόσοφος
Lover of wisdom, philosopher. Philosopbos. Paul encountered philosophers in Athens who debated but did not yet know the God in whom all wisdom dwells. Pursue wisdom, but know its source.
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συμβάλλω
were encountering
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συμβάλλω
to combine, i.e. (in speaking) to converse, consult, dispute, (mentally) to consider, (by implication) to aid, (personally) to join, attack
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λέγω
to say?
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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τίς
What
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τίς
Who, which, what. Tis. Scripture asks it constantly: who do you say that I am? The questions of God are not requests for information. They are invitations to search.
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θέλω
would intend
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θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
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σπερμολόγος
babbler
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σπερμολόγος
a seed-picker (as the crow), i.e. (figuratively) a sponger, loafer (specially, a gossip or trifler in talk)
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ξένος
Of foreign
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ξένος
Strange, foreign, unusual. Xenos. I was a stranger and you welcomed Me. Jesus identifies with the outsider. Welcoming the stranger is welcoming Him.
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δαιμόνιον
gods
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δαιμόνιον
Demon, evil spirit. Daimonion. The seventy returned with joy saying Lord even the demons submit to us in your name. Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
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δοκέω
he seems
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δοκέω
compare the base of G1166 (δεικνύω)) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
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καταγγελεύς
a proclaimer
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καταγγελεύς
Proclaimer, herald of news. Katangeleús. Paul was called this by the Athenians when he declared the resurrection. Speak what you have seen and heard.
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εἶναι
to be;
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εἶναι
To exist, to be. Eînai. "I AM" is the name God chose for himself, the ground of all existence. Every created thing exists only because he is.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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εὐαγγελίζω
he was evangelising.
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εὐαγγελίζω
To bring good news, to proclaim the gospel. Euaggelizo. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. The Gospel is news not advice. It announces what has happened.
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