Acts 17:28

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
Ἐν
G1722
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
αὐτῷ
G846 P-DSM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
  • "he, she, it"the same
γὰρ
G1063 CONJ
gar
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
  • for
ζῶμεν
G2198 V-PAI-1P
zaō
to live (literally or figuratively)
  • to live, breathe, be among the living (not lifeless, not dead)
  • "to enjoy real life
    • to have true life and worthy of the name
    • "active, blessed, endless in the kingdom of God
    to live i.e., pass life, in the manner of the living and acting
    • of mortals or character
    living water, having vital power in itself and exerting the same upon the soul"metaphorically to be in full vigor
    • to be fresh, strong, efficient,
    • "(adjective) active, powerful, efficacious
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
κινούμεθα
G2795 V-PPI-1P
kineō
to stir (transitively), literally or figuratively
  • to cause to go, i.e., to move, set in motion
    • to be moved, move: of that motion which is evident in life
    • "to move from a place, to remove
    metaphorically
    • to move excite
    • "a riot, disturbance"to throw into commotion
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
ἐσμέν
G2070
esmen
we are
  • first person plural of ___%___to be___%___
ὡς
G5613 ADV
hōs
which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
  • as, like, even as, etc.
καί
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
τινες
G5100 X-NPM
tis
some or any person or object
  • a certain, a certain one
  • "some, some time, a while
τῶν
G3588 T-GPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
καθ'
G2596
kata
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
  • down from, through out
  • "according to, toward, along
ὑμᾶς
G5209
hymas
you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
  • you
ποιητῶν
G4163 N-GPM
poiētēs
a performer; specially, a ___%___poet___%___
  • a maker, a producer, author
  • "a doer, performer
    • one who obeys or fulfils the law
    a poet
εἰρήκασιν
G2046
ereō
an alternate for G2036 in certain tenses; to utter, i.e., speak or say
  • to utter, speak, say
Τοῦ
G5120
tou
sometimes used for G5127; of this person
  • his
γὰρ
G1063 CONJ
gar
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
  • for
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
γένος
G1085 N-NSN
genos
___%___kin___%___ (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective)
  • race
    • offspring
    • "family"stock, race, nation
      • i.e., nationality or descent from a particular people
      the aggregate of many individuals of the same nature, kind, sort
ἐσμέν
G2070
esmen
we are
  • first person plural of ___%___to be___%___

Ἐν αὐτῷ γὰρ ζῶμεν καὶ κινούμεθα καὶ ἐσμέν ὡς καί τινες τῶν καθ' ὑμᾶς ποιητῶν εἰρήκασιν Τοῦ γὰρ καὶ γένος ἐσμέν
28
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Cross References

Job 12:10

אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כָּל-חָי וְרוּחַ כָּל-בְּשַׂר-אִֽישׁ׃
10
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

Colossians 1:17

καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν πρὸ πάντων καὶ τὰ πάντα ἐν αὐτῷ συνέστηκεν
17
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Hebrews 1:3

ὃς ὢν ἀπαύγασμα τῆς δόξης καὶ χαρακτὴρ τῆς ὑποστάσεως αὐτοῦ φέρων τε τὰ πάντα τῷ ῥήματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ δι' εαυτοῦ καθαρισμὸν ποιησάμενος τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ημῶν ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τῆς μεγαλωσύνης ἐν ὑψηλοῖς
3
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Psalms 36:9

כִּֽי-עִמְּךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים בְּאוֹרְךָ נִרְאֶה-אֽוֹר׃
9
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

Luke 20:38

θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν ἀλλὰ ζώντων πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν
38
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

John 5:26

ὥσπερ γὰρ πατὴρ ἔχει ζωὴν ἐν ἑαυτῷ οὕτως ἔδωκεν καὶ τῷ υἱῷ ζωὴν ἔχειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ
26
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

John 11:25

εἶπεν αὐτῇ Ἰησοῦς Ἐγώ εἰμι ἀνάστασις καὶ ζωή· πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ κἂν ἀποθάνῃ ζήσεται
25
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though yet he were dead, shall he live:

Psalms 66:9

הַשָּׂם נַפְשֵׁנוּ בַּֽחַיִּים וְלֹֽא-נָתַן לַמּוֹט רַגְלֵֽנוּ׃
9
Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Hebrews 12:9

εἶτα τοὺς μὲν τῆς σαρκὸς ἡμῶν πατέρας εἴχομεν παιδευτὰς καὶ ἐνετρεπόμεθα· οὐ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ὑποταγησόμεθα τῷ πατρὶ τῶν πνευμάτων καὶ ζήσομεν
9
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave reverence: them shall we not be in unto much rather subjection the Father of spirits, and live?

1 Samuel 25:29

וַיָּקָם אָדָם לִרְדָפְךָ וּלְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת-נַפְשֶׁךָ וְֽהָיְתָה נֶפֶשׁ אֲדֹנִי צְרוּרָה׀ בִּצְרוֹר הַֽחַיִּים אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְאֵת נֶפֶשׁ אֹֽיְבֶיךָ יְקַלְּעֶנָּה בְּתוֹךְ כַּף הַקָּֽלַע׃
29
Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

Daniel 5:23

וְעַל מָרֵֽא-שְׁמַיָּא׀ הִתְרוֹמַמְתָּ וּלְמָֽאנַיָּא דִֽי-בַיְתֵהּ הַיְתִיו קָֽדָמָיךְ וְאַנְתְּה וְרַבְרְבָנָיךְ שֵֽׁגְלָתָךְ וּלְחֵנָתָךְ חַמְרָא שָׁתַיִן בְּהוֹן וְלֵֽאלָהֵי כַסְפָּֽא-וְדַהֲבָא נְחָשָׁא פַרְזְלָא אָעָא וְאַבְנָא דִּי לָֽא-חָזַיִן וְלָא-שָׁמְעִין וְלָא יָדְעִין שַׁבַּחְתָּ וְלֵֽאלָהָא דִּֽי-נִשְׁמְתָךְ בִּידֵהּ וְכָל-אֹרְחָתָךְ לֵהּ לָא הַדַּֽרְתָּ׃
23
But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

Luke 3:38

τοῦ Ἐνὼς τοῦ Σὴθ τοῦ Ἀδὰμ τοῦ θεοῦ
38
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

Titus 1:12

εἶπέν τις ἐξ αὐτῶν ἴδιος αὐτῶν προφήτης Κρῆτες ἀεὶ ψεῦσται κακὰ θηρία γαστέρες ἀργαί
12
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.