Acts 17:29
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.Acts 17:29 in the real world
Who
In what words
- θεῖοςtheîosgodlike (neuter as noun, divinity)
- τέχνηtéchnēart (as productive), i.e. (specially), a trade, or (generally) skill
- ἄργυροςárgyrossilver (the metal, in the articles or coin)
- χάραγμαcháragmaa scratch or etching, i.e. stamp (as a badge of servitude), or scupltured figure (statue)
- χρυσόςchrysósgold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin
- νομίζωnomízōproperly, to do by law (usage), i.e. to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to d
- γένοςgénos"kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective)
- ὀφείλωopheílōto owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally,
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Isa 40:25, Exo 20:4, Isa 46:5–6, Psa 115:4–8, Hab 2:19–20, Rom 1:20–23, Jer 10:4–10, Psa 106:20