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Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Now but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) Conj H1161 δὲ de (deh)
Analysis:

 
while Paul (Sergius) Paulus (a Roman proconsul), also Paul (an apostle) N-GMS H3972 Παύλου Paulos (pow'-los)
waited for to take or receive, by impl. to await, expect V-PPM/P-GMS H1551 ἐκδεχομένου ekdechomai (ek-dekh'-om-ahee)
Athens, Athens, capital of Attica in Greece N-DFP H116 Ἀθήναις Athenai (ath-ay-nahee)
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spirit wind, spirit N-NNS H4151 πνεῦμα pneuma (pnyoo'-mah)
was stirred to sharpen, fig. to stimulate, to provoke V-IIM/P-3S H3947 παρωξύνετο paroxuno (par-ox-oo'-no)
at in, on, at, by, with Prep H1722 Ἐν en (en)
when he saw to look at, gaze V-PPA-GMS H2334 θεωροῦντος theoreo (theh-o-reh'-o)
the city a city N-AFS H4172 πόλιν polis (pol'-is)
to idolatry. full of idols Adj-AFS H2712 κατείδωλον kateidolos (kat-i'-do-los)

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Athens

ATHENSath'-enz Athenai In antiquity the celebrated metropolis of Attica, now the capital of Greece. Two long walls, 250 ft. apart, connected the city with the harbor (Peiraeus). In Acts 17 we are told what Paul did during his single sojourn in this famous city. He came up from the sea by the new road (North of the ancient) along which were altars of unknown... View Details

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King James Bible Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
Berean Bible Now while of Paul waited in Athens waiting for them at Athens, them, his spirit was stirred provoked in him, when he saw seeing the city wholly given to idolatry.be utterly idolatrous.
Hebrew Greek English Now while Paul waited was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when being provoked within him as he saw was observing the city wholly given to idolatry.full of idols.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Now while Paul waited was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when being provoked within him as he saw was observing the city wholly given to idolatry.full of idols.