Acts 14:16
Strong's Lexicon
In
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

past
παρῳχημέναις (parōchēmenais)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3944: To pass away time. From para and oichomai; to escape along, i.e. Be gone.

generations,
γενεαῖς (geneais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1074: From genos; a generation; by implication, an age.

[He]
ὃς (hos)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

let
εἴασεν (eiasen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1439: To allow, permit, let alone, leave. Of uncertain affinity; to let be, i.e. Permit or leave alone.

all
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

nations
ἔθνη (ethnē)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.

go
πορεύεσθαι (poreuesthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's Greek 4198: To travel, journey, go, die.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[own]
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

way.
ὁδοῖς (hodois)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

Young's Literal Translation
who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In past generations He allowed all the nations to go their own way,

New American Standard Bible
"In the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go their own ways;

King James Bible
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
In the past, he let all nations go their own way.

New Living Translation
In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways,

English Standard Version
In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

New American Standard Bible
"In the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go their own ways;

King James Bible
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In past generations He allowed all the nations to go their own way,

International Standard Version
In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,

NET Bible
In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,

American Standard Version
who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways.

English Revised Version
who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways.

Young's Literal Translation
who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways,
















Cross References
Psalm 81:12
So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

Micah 4:5
For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.

Acts 17:30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Romans 3:25
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 14:15
And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

Acts 14:14
Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

Acts 14:13
Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

Acts 14:17
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.

Acts 14:18
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

Acts 14:19
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
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