Acts 17:16

16InἘνnowδὲταῖςAthensἈθήναιςwaiting forἐκδεχομένουthemαὐτοὺςτοῦof PaulΠαύλου,was provokedπαρωξύνετοtheτὸspiritπνεῦμαof himαὐτοῦinἐνhimαὐτῷseeingθεωροῦντοςutterly idolatrousκατείδωλονto beοὖσανtheτὴνcityπόλιν.

Now Paul in Athens waiting for them, his spirit was provoked in him, seeing the city to be utterly idolatrous.

Vocab difficulty

64.5

Rare words

  • Ἀθήναις

    Ἀθῆναι

    Athens, the intellectual capital of Greece.

  • παρωξύνετο

    παροξύνομαι

    I arouse anger, provoke, irritate.

  • κατείδωλον

    κατείδωλος

    full of images of idols, grossly idolatrous.