Acts 17:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.

Young's Literal Translation
for passing through and contemplating your objects of worship, I found also an erection on which had been inscribed: To God—unknown; whom, therefore—not knowing—ye do worship, this One I announce to you.

King James Bible
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

Greek
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

as I walked around
διερχόμενος (dierchomenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1330: To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

examined
ἀναθεωρῶν (anatheōrōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 333: To look at attentively, gaze at, consider. From ana and theoreo; to look again at.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

objects of worship,
σεβάσματα (sebasmata)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4574: An object of worship or veneration. From sebazomai; something adored, i.e. An object of worship.

I even found
εὗρον (heuron)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 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.

an altar
βωμὸν (bōmon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1041: An altar, platform; a slightly-elevated spot. From the base of basis; properly, a stand, i.e. an altar.

with
(hō)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

the inscription:
ἐπεγέγραπτο (epegegrapto)
Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1924: To write upon, inscribe, imprint a mark on. From epi and grapho; to inscribe.

To an unknown
ΑΓΝΩΣΤΩ (AGNŌSTŌ)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 57: Unknown, unknowable. Unknown.

God.
ΘΕΩ (THEŌ)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

Therefore
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

what
(Ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

you worship
εὐσεβεῖτε (eusebeite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2151: To be dutiful, pious, show piety towards, worship. From eusebes; to be pious, i.e. to worship, or to respect.

as something unknown,
ἀγνοοῦντες (agnoountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 50: To do not know, be ignorant of, sometimes with the idea of willful ignorance.

I
ἐγὼ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

[now] proclaim
καταγγέλλω (katangellō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2605: To declare openly, proclaim, preach, laud, celebrate. From kata and the base of aggelos; to proclaim, promulgate.

to you.
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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