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Acts 17:21
New English Translation
Acts 17:21
New English Translation
21 (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there used to spend their time[a] in nothing else than telling[b] or listening to something new.)[c]
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- Acts 17:21 tn The imperfect verb ηὐκαίρουν (ēukairoun) has been translated as a customary or habitual imperfect.
- Acts 17:21 tn BDAG 406-7 s.v. εὐκαιρέω has “used to spend their time in nothing else than telling Ac 17:21.”
- Acts 17:21 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. The reference to newness may be pejorative.
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