NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon ουτοι demonstrative pronoun - nominative plural masculinehoutos  hoo'-tos: the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated) -- he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who. δε conjunction de  deh: but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English). ησαν verb - imperfect indicative - third person en  ane: I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) -- + agree, be, have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were. ευγενεστεροι adjective - nominative plural masculine - comparative or contracted eugenes  yoog-en'-ace: well born, i.e. (literally) high in rank, or (figuratively) generous -- more noble, nobleman. των definite article - genitive plural masculine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. εν preposition en  en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc. θεσσαλονικη noun - dative singular feminine Thessalonike  thes-sal-on-ee'-kay: Thessalonice, a place in Asia Minor -- Thessalonica. οιτινες relative pronoun - nominative plural masculine hostis  hos'-tis: which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same εδεξαντο verb - aorist middle deponent indicative - third person dechomai  dekh'-om-ahee: to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively) -- accept, receive, take. τον definite article - accusative singular masculine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. λογον noun - accusative singular masculine logos  log'-os: something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ) -- account, cause, communication, concerning, doctrine, fame, have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work. μετα preposition meta  met-ah':  denoting accompaniment; amid (local or causal); πασης adjective - genitive singular feminine pas  pas: apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole προθυμιας noun - genitive singular feminine prothumia  proth-oo-mee'-ah: predisposition, i.e. alacrity -- forwardness of mind, readiness (of mind), ready (willing) mind. το definite article - accusative singular neuter ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. καθ preposition kata  kat-ah': (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations ημεραν noun - accusative singular feminine hemera  hay-mer'-ah: age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years. ανακρινοντες verb - present active participle - nominative plural masculine anakrino  an-ak-ree'-no: to scrutinize, i.e. (by implication) investigate, interrogate, determine -- ask, question, discern, examine, judge, search. τας definite article - accusative plural feminine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. γραφας noun - accusative plural feminine graphe  graf-ay': a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it) -- scripture. ει conditional ei  i: if, whether, that, etc. -- forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. εχοι verb - present active participle deponent - third person singular echo  ekh'-o:  (used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold ταυτα demonstrative pronoun - nominative plural neuter tauta  tow'-tah: these things -- + afterward, follow, + hereafter, him, the same, so, such, that, then, these, they, this, those, thus. ουτως adverb houto  hoo'-to: after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. King James Bible These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Holman Christian Standard Bible The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. International Standard Version These people were more receptive than those in Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive the message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if those things were so. NET Bible These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For those Jews who were there were nobler than those Jews who were in Thessaloniqa, and they were hearing gladly from the word every day while they were distinguishing from Scripture whether these things were so. GOD'S WORD® Translation The people of Berea were more open-minded than the people of Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive God's message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was true. King James 2000 Bible These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Links Acts 17:11Acts 17:11 NIV Acts 17:11 NLT Acts 17:11 ESV Acts 17:11 NASB Acts 17:11 KJV |