Acts 17:23
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.”
οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
θεός
God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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οὗτος
Him
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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εὑρίσκω
I found
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εὑρίσκω
To find, to discover, to obtain. Heurisko. Seek and you will find. The finding is guaranteed for those who seek. God is findable because He wants to be found.
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ὅς
whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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εὐσεβέω
you worship,
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εὐσεβέω
to be pious, i.e. (towards God) to worship, or (towards parents) to respect (support)
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σέβασμα
objects of worship
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σέβασμα
something adored, i.e. an object of worship (god, altar, etc)
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βωμός
an altar
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βωμός
properly, a stand, i.e. (specially) an altar
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ἐπιγράφω
had been inscribed:
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ἐπιγράφω
to inscribe (physically or mentally)
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καταγγέλλω
proclaim
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καταγγέλλω
to proclaim, promulgate
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διέρχομαι
Passing through
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διέρχομαι
to traverse (literally)
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