Acts 17:21

Ἀθηναῖοι δὲ πάντες καὶ οἱ ἐπιδημοῦντες ξένοι εἰς οὐδὲν ἕτερον εὐκαίρουν ἢ λέγειν τι καὶ ἀκούειν καινότερον
(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
Ἀθηναῖοι
G117 A-NPM
athēnaios
an Athenaean or inhabitant of Athenae
  • a person who lives in Athens, an Athenian
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
πάντες
G3956 A-NPM
pas
all, any, every, the whole
  • individually
    • each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
    collectively
    • some of all types
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
οἱ
G3588 T-NPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἐπιδημοῦντες
G1927 V-PAP-NPM
epidēmeō
to make oneself at home, i.e., (by extension) to reside (in a foreign country)
  • to be present among one's people, in one's city or one's native land
    • "to be a sojourner
    • of a foreign resident, among any people, in any country
ξένοι
G3581 A-NPM
xenos
foreign (literally, alien, or figuratively, novel); by implication, a guest or (vice-versa) entertainer
  • a foreigner, a stranger
    • alien (from a person or a thing)
      • "without the knowledge of, without a share in"new, unheard of
    one who receives and entertains another hospitably
    • with whom he stays or lodges, a host
εἰς
G1519 PREP
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
οὐδὲν
G3762 A-ASN
oudeis
not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e., none, nobody, nothing
  • no one, nothing
ἕτερον
G2087 A-ASN
heteros
(an-, the) other or different
  • the other, another, other
    • to number
      • to number as opposed to some former person or thing
        • "the other of two
      to quality
      • another: i.e., one not of the same nature, form, class, kind, different
εὐκαίρουν
G2119
eukaireō
to have good time, i.e., opportunity or leisure
  • to have opportunity
    • "to have leisure"to do something"to give one's time to a thing
ἢ
G2228 CONJ
ē
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
  • either, or, than
λέγειν
G3004 V-PAN
legō
properly, to ___%___lay___%___ forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
  • to say, to speak
    • affirm over, maintain
      • "to teach"to exhort, advise, to command, direct"to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say"to call by name, to call, name"to speak out, speak of, mention
τι
G5100 X-ASN
tis
some or any person or object
  • a certain, a certain one
    • "some, some time, a while
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
ἀκούειν
G191 V-PAN
akouō
to hear (in various senses)
  • to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf
    • "to hear
    • to attend to, consider what is or has been said
      • "to understand, perceive the sense of what is said
    to hear something
    • to perceive by the ear what is announced in one's presence
      • "to get by hearing learn"a thing comes to one's ears, to find out, learn"to give ear to a teaching or a teacher"to comprehend, to understand
καινότερον
G2537
kainos
new (especially in freshness; while G3501 is properly so with respect to age
  • new
    • as respects form
      • recently made, fresh, recent, unused, unworn
      as respects substance
      • of a new kind, unprecedented, novel, uncommon, unheard of

Ἀθηναῖοι δὲ πάντες καὶ οἱ ἐπιδημοῦντες ξένοι εἰς οὐδὲν ἕτερον εὐκαίρουν ἢ λέγειν τι καὶ ἀκούειν καινότερον
21
(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
Cross References

2 Timothy 2:16

τὰς δὲ βεβήλους κενοφωνίας περιΐστασο· ἐπὶ πλεῖον γὰρ προκόψουσιν ἀσεβείας
16
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

Colossians 4:5

Ἐν σοφίᾳ περιπατεῖτε πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω τὸν καιρὸν ἐξαγοραζόμενοι
5
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

Ephesians 5:16

ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν
16
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

1 Timothy 5:13

ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἀργαὶ μανθάνουσιν περιερχόμεναι τὰς οἰκίας οὐ μόνον δὲ ἀργαὶ ἀλλὰ καὶ φλύαροι καὶ περίεργοι λαλοῦσαι τὰ μὴ δέοντα
13
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

2 Thessalonians 3:11

ἀκούομεν γάρ τινας περιπατοῦντας ἐν ὑμῖν ἀτάκτως μηδὲν ἐργαζομένους ἀλλὰ περιεργαζομένους·
11
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
Acts 17:20
Read Acts 17
Acts 17:22