Acts 17:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say? Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods. They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

Young's Literal Translation
And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, ‘What would this seed picker wish to say?’ and others, ‘Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;’ because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

King James Bible
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.

Greek
Some
Τινὲς (Tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

Epicurean
Ἐπικουρείων (Epikoureiōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 1946: An Epicurean, one who holds the tenets of Epicurus. From Epikouros; an Epicurean or follower of Epicurus.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Stoic
Στοϊκῶν (Stoikōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 4770: Stoic. From stoa; a 'Stoic', i.e. Adherent of a certin philosophy.

philosophers
φιλοσόφων (philosophōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 5386: A philosopher. From philos and sophos; fond of wise things, i.e. A 'philosopher'.

also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

began to debate
συνέβαλλον (syneballon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4820: From sun and ballo; to combine, i.e. to converse, consult, dispute, to consider, to aid, to join, attack.

with him.
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

Some [of them]
τινες (tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

asked,
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“What
Τί (Ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

{is} this
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

babbler
σπερμολόγος (spermologos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4691: From sperma and lego; a seed-picker, i.e. a sponger, loafer.

trying
θέλοι (theloi)
Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

to say?”
λέγειν (legein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

while
δέ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

others [said],
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

“He seems
δοκεῖ (dokei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1380: A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem.

to be
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

advocating
καταγγελεὺς (katangeleus)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2604: A reporter, announcer, proclaimer, herald. From kataggello; a proclaimer.

foreign
Ξένων (Xenōn)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 3581: Apparently a primary word; foreign; by implication, a guest or entertainer.

gods.”
δαιμονίων (daimoniōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 1140: An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.

[They said this] because
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

[Paul] was proclaiming the good news
εὐηγγελίζετο (euēngelizeto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2097: From eu and aggelos; to announce good news especially the gospel.

of Jesus
Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

resurrection.
ἀνάστασιν (anastasin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 386: A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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