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Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.">2212</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2212.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2212">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ζητεῖν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ze_tein_2212.htm" title="zētein: to seek.">zētein</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to seek</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Infinitive Active">V-PNA</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τὸν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ton_3588.htm" title="ton: the.">ton</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top"> - </td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Masculine Singular">Art-AMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">2316</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2316">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Θεὸν,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/theon_2316.htm" title="Theon: God.">Theon</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">God,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">1487</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1487">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">εἰ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ei_1487.htm" title="ei: if-factually.">ei</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">if</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/687.htm" title="Strong's Greek 687: A form of ara, denoting an interrogation to which a negative answer is presumed.">687</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_687.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 687">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἄρα<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ara_687.htm" title="ara: perhaps.">ara</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">perhaps</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1065.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1065: A primary particle of emphasis or qualification.">1065</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1065.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1065">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γε<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ge_1065.htm" title="ge: indeed.">ge</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">indeed</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Particle">Prtcl</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5584.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5584: From the base of psallo; to manipulate, i.e. Verify by contact; figuratively, to search for.">5584</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5584.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5584">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ψηλαφήσειαν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/pse_laphe_seian_5584.htm" title="psēlaphēseian: they might lightly touch.">psēlaphēseian</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they might palpate for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-AOA-3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="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.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὐτὸν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/auton_846.htm" title="auton: him.">auton</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Him,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular">PPro-AM3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. ">2532</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2532">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">καὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kai_2532.htm" title="kai: and.">kai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">2147</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2147">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">εὕροιεν,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/euroien_2147.htm" title="heuroien: might find him.">heuroien</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">might find Him.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-AOA-3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. ">2532</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2532">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">καί<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kai_2532.htm" title="kai: though.">kai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1065.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1065: A primary particle of emphasis or qualification.">1065</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1065.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1065">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γε<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ge_1065.htm" title="ge: besides.">ge</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">indeed,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Particle">Prtcl</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">3756</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3756">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">οὐ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ou_3756.htm" title="ou: not.">ou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3112.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3112: At a distance, far away, remote, alien. Feminine accusative case singular of makros; at a distance.">3112</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3112.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3112">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">μακρὰν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/makran_3112.htm" title="makran: far.">makran</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">far</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular">Adj-AFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/575.htm" title="Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; "off, " i.e. Away, in various senses.">575</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 575">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἀπὸ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/apo_575.htm" title="apo: from.">apo</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">1520</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1520">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἑνὸς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/enos_1520.htm" title="henos: one.">henos</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">one</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular">Adj-GMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1538.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1538: Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.">1538</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1538.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1538">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἑκάστου<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ekastou_1538.htm" title="hekastou: each.">hekastou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">each</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular">Adj-GMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">1473</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1473">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἡμῶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/e_mo_n_1473.htm" title="hēmōn: of us.">hēmōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of us</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural">PPro-G1P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5225.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5225: To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb).">5225</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5225.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5225">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὑπάρχοντα.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/uparchonta_5225.htm" title="hyparchonta: being (as already).">hyparchonta</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">He is.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-AMS</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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(3) the same -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Singular Masculine">αὐτὸν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai: though -- 2532: and, even, also -- Conjunction">καὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2147.htm" title="euroien: find -- 2147: to find -- Verb - Aorist Active Optative - Third Person Plural">εὕροιεν,</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai: though -- 2532: and, even, also -- Conjunction">καὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1065.htm" title="ge: besides -- 1065: emphasizes the word to which it is joined -- Particle">γε</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3756.htm" title="ou: not -- 3756: not, no -- Particle - Negative">οὐ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3112.htm" title="makran: far -- 3112: a long way, far -- Adverb">μακρὰν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/575.htm" title="apo: from -- 575: from, away from -- Preposition">ἀπὸ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1520.htm" title="enos: one -- 1520: one -- Adjective - Genitive Singular Masculine">ἑνὸς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1538.htm" title="ekastou: each -- 1538: each, every -- Adjective - Genitive Singular Masculine">ἑκάστου</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2257.htm" title="ēmōn: of us -- 2257: our company, us, we. -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Plural">ἡμῶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5225.htm" title="uparchonta: be -- 5225: to begin, to be ready or at hand, to be -- Verb - Present Active Participle - Accusative Singular Masculine">ὑπάρχοντα.</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/acts/17.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2212.htm" title="zeteo (dzay-teh'-o) -- be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means)">That they should seek</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2962.htm" title="kurios (koo'-ree-os) -- God, Lord, master, Sir">the Lord</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1487.htm" title="ei (i) -- forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition ">if</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/686.htm" title="ara (ar'-ah) -- haply, (what) manner (of man), no doubt, perhaps, so be, then, therefore, truly, wherefore">haply</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5584.htm" title="pselaphao (psay-laf-ah'-o) -- feel after, handle, touch">they might feel</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autos (ow-tos') -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, (him-, my-, thy-)self ">after him</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai (kahee) -- and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet">and</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2147.htm" title="heurisko (hyoo-ris'-ko,) -- find, get, obtain, perceive, see">find him</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2544.htm" title="kaitoige (kah'-ee-toyg-eh) -- nevertheless, though">though</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5225.htm" title="huparcho (hoop-ar'-kho) -- after, behave, live">he be</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3756.htm" title="ou (oo) -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but">not</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3112.htm" title="makran (mak-ran') -- (a-)far (off), good (great) way off">far</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/575.htm" title="apo (apo') -- (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of ">from</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1538.htm" title="hekastos (hek'-as-tos) -- any, both, each (one), every (man, one, woman), particularly">every</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1520.htm" title="heis (hice) -- a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some">one</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2257.htm" title="hemon (hay-mone') -- our (company), us, we">of us</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/acts/17.htm">Acts 17:27 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">למען יבקשו את האלהים אולי ימששהו וימצאהו אף כי איננו רחוק מכל אחד ממנו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/acts/17.htm">Acts 17:27 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܥܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܥܩܒܝܢ ܘܡܢ ܒܪܝܬܗ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܪܚܝܩ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܢܢ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/acts/17-27.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/17.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He did this so they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">they.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/15-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 15:17</span> That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/19-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 19:1-6</span> The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/romans/1-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Romans 1:20</span> For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Romans 2:4</span> Or despise you the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering…</a></p><p class="hdg">he be.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 14:17</span> Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Kings 8:27</span> But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 139:1-13</span> O lord, you have searched me, and known me…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 23:23,24</span> Am I a God at hand, said the LORD, and not a God afar off…</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27</a> • <a href="/niv/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../acts/17-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 17:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 17:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../acts/17-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 17:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 17:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>