Acts 14:13

13ὅAndτεthe priestἱερεὺςτοῦof ZeusΔιὸςτοῦbeingὄντοςjust outsideπρὸtheτῆςcityπόλεωςoxenταύρουςandκαὶwreathsστέμματαtoἐπὶtheτοὺςgatesπυλῶναςhaving broughtἐνέγκαςwithσὺνtheτοῖςcrowdsὄχλοιςwas desiringἤθελενto sacrificeθύειν.

And the priest of Zeus, being just outside the city, having brought oxen and wreaths to the gates, was desiring with the crowds to sacrifice.

Vocab difficulty

80.9

Rare words

  • Διὸς

    Ζεύς

    Zeus, the Greek god of the sky in all its manifestations, corresponding to the Roman Jupiter and to the leading god of the native Lycaonians.

  • ταύρους

    ταῦρος

    a bull, an ox.

  • στέμματα

    στέμμα

    a garland, wreath, crown.