Acts 14:17

καὶ τοι γε οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον ἑαυτὸν ἀφῆκεν ἀγαθοποιῶν οὐρανόθεν ἡμῖν ὑετοὺς διδοὺς καὶ καιροὺς καρποφόρους ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
καὶ
G2532
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
τοι
G2544
kaitoige
and yet indeed, i.e., although really
  • and yet, thought
γε
G1065
ge
doubtless, since
  • indeed, truly, at least
    • "even"if indeed, seeing that
οὐκ
G3756 PRT-N
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
ἀμάρτυρον
G267 A-ASM
amartyros
unattested
  • without witness or testimony, unattested
ἑαυτὸν
G1438
heautou
(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc
  • himself, herself, itself, themselves
ἀφῆκεν
G863 V-AAI-3S
aphiēmi
to send forth, in various applications (as follow)
  • to send away
    • to bid going away or depart
      • of a husband divorcing his wife
      to send forth, yield up, to expire"to let go, let alone, let be
      • to disregard
        • "to leave, not to discuss now, (a topic)
        • of teachers, writers and speakers
        to omit, neglect
      to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit"to give up, keep no longer
    to permit, allow, not to hinder, to give up a thing to a person"to leave, go way from one
    • in order to go to another place
      • "to depart from any one"to depart from one and leave him to himself so that all mutual claims are abandoned"to desert wrongfully"to go away leaving something behind"to leave one by not taking him as a companion"to leave on dying, leave behind one"to leave so that what is left may remain, leave remaining"abandon, leave destitute
ἀγαθοποιῶν
G15
agathopoieō
to be a well-doer (as a favor or a duty)
  • to do good, do something which profits others
    • to be a good help to someone
      • "to do someone a favor"to benefit
    to do well, do right
οὐρανόθεν
G3771 ADV
ouranothen
from the sky
  • from heaven
ἡμῖν
G2254
hēmin
to (or for, with, by) us
  • us, we, our
ὑετοὺς
G5205 N-APM
hyetos
rain, especially a shower
  • rain
διδοὺς
G1325 V-PAP-NSM
didōmi
to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
  • to give
    • "to give something to someone
    • of one's own accord to give one something, to his advantage
      • to bestow a gift
      to grant, give to one asking, let have"to supply, furnish, necessary things"to give over, deliver
      • to reach out, extend, present
        • "of a writing"to give over to one's care, entrust, commit
        • something to be administered
          • "to give or commit to some one something to be religiously observed
      to give what is due or obligatory, to pay: wages or reward"to furnish, endue
    to give
    • to cause, profuse, give forth from one's self
      • to give, hand out lots
      to appoint to an office"to give one to someone as his own
      • as an object of his saving care
        • "to give one to someone, to follow him as a leader and master"to give one to someone to care for his interests"to give one to someone to whom he already belonged, to return
    to grant or permit one
    • to commission
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
καιροὺς
G2540 N-APM
kairos
an occasion, i.e., set or proper time
  • due measure
    • "a measure of time, a larger or smaller portion of time, hence:
    • a fixed and definite time, the time when things are brought to crisis, the decisive epoch waited for
      • "opportune or seasonable time"the right time"a limited period of time"to what time brings, the state of the times, the things and events of time
καρποφόρους
G2593 A-APM
karpophoros
fruitbearing (figuratively)
  • fruit bearing, fruitful, productive
ἐμπιπλῶν
G1705 V-PAP-NSM
empiplēmi
to fill in (up), i.e., (by implication) to satisfy (literally or figuratively)
  • to fill up, fill full
    • "to take one's fill of, glut one's desire for, satisfy, satiate
τροφῆς
G5160 N-GSF
trophē
nourishment (literally or figuratively); by implication, rations (wages)
  • food, nourishment
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
εὐφροσύνης
G2167 N-GSF
euphrosynē
joyfulness
  • good cheer, joy, gladness
τὰς
G3588 T-APF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
καρδίας
G2588 N-APF
kardia
the heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
  • the heart
    • that organ in the animal body which is the center of the circulation of the blood, and hence was regarded as the seat of physical life
      • "denotes the center of all physical and spiritual life
      • the vigour and sense of physical life
        • "the center and seat of spiritual life
        • the soul or mind, as it is the fountain and seat of the thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavors
          • "of the understanding, the faculty and seat of the intelligence"of the will and character"of the soul so far as it is affected and stirred in a bad way or good, or of the soul as the seat of the sensibilities, affections, emotions, desires, appetites, passions
      of the middle or central or inmost part of anything, even though inanimate
ἡμῶν
G2257
hēmōn
of (or from) us
  • our, we, us

καὶ τοι γε οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον ἑαυτὸν ἀφῆκεν ἀγαθοποιῶν οὐρανόθεν ἡμῖν ὑετοὺς διδοὺς καὶ καιροὺς καρποφόρους ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν
17
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Cross References

Romans 1:19

διότι τὸ γνωστὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φανερόν ἐστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς· ὁ γὰρ θεὸς αὐτοῖς ἐφανέρωσεν
19
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

Joel 2:23

וּבְנֵי צִיּוֹן גִּילוּ וְשִׂמְחוּ בַּיהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם כִּֽי-נָתַן לָכֶם אֶת-הַמּוֹרֶה לִצְדָקָה וַיּוֹרֶד לָכֶם גֶּשֶׁם מוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ בָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃
23
Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

Job 5:10

הַנֹּתֵן מָטָר עַל-פְּנֵי-אָרֶץ וְשֹׁלֵֽחַ מַיִם עַל-פְּנֵי חוּצֽוֹת׃
10
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

Deuteronomy 11:14

וְנָֽתַתִּי מְטַֽר-אַרְצְכֶם בְּעִתּוֹ יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ וְאָֽסַפְתָּ דְגָנֶךָ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃
14
That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.

Isaiah 5:6

וַאֲשִׁיתֵהוּ בָתָה לֹא יִזָּמֵר וְלֹא יֵעָדֵר וְעָלָה שָׁמִיר וָשָׁיִת וְעַל הֶעָבִים אֲצַוֶּה מֵהַמְטִיר עָלָיו מָטָֽר׃
6
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Psalms 145:9

טוֹב-יְהוָה לַכֹּל וְרַחֲמָיו עַל-כָּל-מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃
9
The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Deuteronomy 8:12

פֶּן-תֹּאכַל וְשָׂבָעְתָּ וּבָתִּים טֹבִים תִּבְנֶה וְיָשָֽׁבְתָּ׃
12
Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

Jeremiah 5:24

וְלֽוֹא-אָמְרוּ בִלְבָבָם נִירָא נָא אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַנֹּתֵן גֶּשֶׁם ‫(וירה)‬ יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ בְּעִתּוֹ שְׁבֻעֹת חֻקּוֹת קָצִיר יִשְׁמָר-לָֽנוּ׃
24
Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

Psalms 19:1

הַשָּׁמַיִם מְֽסַפְּרִים כְּבֽוֹד-אֵל וּֽמַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו מַגִּיד הָרָקִֽיעַ׃
1
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

1 Timothy 6:17

Τοῖς πλουσίοις ἐν τῷ νῦν αἰῶνι παράγγελλε μὴ ὑψηλοφρονεῖν μηδὲ ἠλπικέναι ἐπὶ πλούτου ἀδηλότητι ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ θεῷ τῷ ζῶντι τῷ παρέχοντι ἡμῖν πλουσίως πάντα εἰς ἀπόλαυσιν
17
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Ezekiel 34:26

וְנָתַתִּי אוֹתָם וּסְבִיבוֹת גִּבְעָתִי בְּרָכָה וְהוֹרַדְתִּי הַגֶּשֶׁם בְּעִתּוֹ גִּשְׁמֵי בְרָכָה יִֽהְיֽוּ׃
26
And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

Psalms 147:7

עֱנוּ לַיהוָה בְּתוֹדָה זַמְּרוּ לֵאלֹהֵינוּ בְכִנּֽוֹר׃
7
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

James 5:17

Ἠλίας ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁμοιοπαθὴς ἡμῖν καὶ προσευχῇ προσηύξατο τοῦ μὴ βρέξαι καὶ οὐκ ἔβρεξεν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐνιαυτοὺς τρεῖς καὶ μῆνας ἕξ.
17
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

Deuteronomy 28:12

יִפְתַּח יְהוָה׀ לְךָ אֶת-אֽוֹצָרוֹ הַטּוֹב אֶת-הַשָּׁמַיִם לָתֵת מְטַֽר-אַרְצְךָ בְּעִתּוֹ וּלְבָרֵךְ אֵת כָּל-מַֽעֲשֵׂה יָדֶךָ וְהִלְוִיתָ גּוֹיִם רַבִּים וְאַתָּה לֹא תִלְוֶֽה׃
12
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Leviticus 26:4

וְנָֽתַתִּי גִשְׁמֵיכֶם בְּעִתָּם וְנָֽתְנָה הָאָרֶץ יְבוּלָהּ וְעֵץ הַשָּׂדֶה יִתֵּן פִּרְיֽוֹ׃
4
Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

Psalms 145:15

עֵֽינֵי-כֹל אֵלֶיךָ יְשַׂבֵּרוּ וְאַתָּה נֽוֹתֵן-לָהֶם אֶת-אָכְלָם בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃
15
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Acts 17:27

ζητεῖν τὸν Κύριον εἰ ἄρα γε ψηλαφήσειαν αὐτὸν καὶ εὕροιεν καίτοιγε οὐ μακρὰν ἀπὸ ἑνὸς ἑκάστου ἡμῶν ὑπάρχοντα
27
That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, him, and find though he be not far from every one of us:

Jeremiah 14:22

הֲיֵשׁ בְּהַבְלֵי הַגּוֹיִם מַגְשִׁמִים וְאִם-הַשָּׁמַיִם יִתְּנוּ רְבִבִים הֲלֹא אַתָּה-הוּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וּנְקַוֶּה-לָּךְ כִּֽי-אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ אֶת-כָּל-אֵֽלֶּה׃
22
Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.

Nehemiah 9:25

וַֽיִּלְכְּדוּ עָרִים בְּצֻרוֹת וַֽאֲדָמָה שְׁמֵנָה וַיִּֽירְשׁוּ בָּתִּים מְלֵֽאִים-כָּל-טוּב בֹּרוֹת חֲצוּבִים כְּרָמִים וְזֵיתִים וְעֵץ מַֽאֲכָל לָרֹב וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ וַֽיִּשְׂבְּעוּ וַיַּשְׁמִינוּ וַיִּֽתְעַדְּנוּ בְּטֽוּבְךָ הַגָּדֽוֹל׃
25
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

Psalms 68:9

גֶּשֶׁם נְדָבוֹת תָּנִיף אֱלֹהִים נַחֲלָתְךָ וְנִלְאָה אַתָּה כֽוֹנַנְתָּֽהּ׃
9
Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
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