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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.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
as I passed by, to go through, go about, to spread V-PPM/P-NMS H1330 διερχόμενος dierchomai (dee-er'-khom-ahee)
beheld to observe carefully V-PPA-NMS H333 ἀναθεωρῶν antheoreo (an-ath-eh-o-reh'-o)
devotions, an object of worship N-ANP H4574 σεβάσματα sebasma (seb'-as-mah)
and and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai (kahee)
I found to find V-AIA-1S H2147 εὗρον heurisko (hyoo-ris'-ko,)
an altar a platform, an altar N-AMS H1041 βωμὸν bomos (bo'-mos)
Whom usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-ANS H3739 ᾧ hos (hos)
inscription, to write upon V-LIM/P-3S H1924 ἐπεγέγραπτο epigrapho (ep-ee-graf'-o)
TO THE UNKNOWN unknown Adj-DMS H57 Ἀγνώστῳ agnostos (ag'-noce-tos')
GOD. God, a god N-DMS H2316 θεῷ theos (theh'-os)
therefore therefore, then, (and) so Conj H3767 οὖν oun (oon)
worship, to show piety towards V-PIA-2P H2151 εὐσεβεῖτε eusebeo (yoo-seb-eh'-o)
ye ignorantly to be ignorant, not to know V-PPA-NMP H50 ἀγνοοῦντες agnoeo (ag-no-eh'-o)
declare to proclaim V-PIA-1S H2605 καταγγέλλω kataggello (kat-ang-gel'-lo)

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King James Bible 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.
Berean Bible For as I passed by, passing through and beheld beholding your devotions, objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare on which had been inscribed: To an unknown God. Therefore whom you worship not knowing, Him I unto proclaim to you.
Hebrew Greek English For as "For while I passed by, was passing through and beheld examining the objects of your devotions, worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, TO THE 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare GOD.' Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I unto proclaim to you.
New American Standard Bible 1995 For as "For while I passed by, was passing through and beheld examining the objects of your devotions, worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, TO THE 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare GOD.' Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I unto proclaim to you.