Acts 17:29

29Offspringγένοςthereforeοὖνbeingὑπάρχοντεςτοῦof Godθεοῦnotοὐκwe oughtὀφείλομενto considerνομίζεινto goldχρυσῷorἢto silverἀργύρῳorἢto stoneλίθῳ,a graven thingχαράγματιof craftτέχνηςandκαὶimaginationἐνθυμήσεωςof manἀνθρώπου,theτὸDivine Beingθεῖονto beεἶναιlikeὅμοιον.

Therefore, being offspring of God, we ought not to consider the Divine Being to be like gold or silver or stone, a graven thing of man’s craft and imagination.

Vocab difficulty

95.6

Rare words

  • τέχνης

    τέχνη

    art, skill, trade, craft.

  • ἐνθυμήσεως

    ἐνθύμησις

    inward thought, reflection, plur: thoughts.

  • θεῖον

    θεῖος

    divine; subst: the Deity.