Acts 17:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

took. Greek. epilambanomai. See note on Acts 9:27; Acts 23:19.

Areopagus. the hill of Mars, or the Martian hill. Greek. Areios pagoa. Compare Acts 17:22. Where the great council of the Athenians was held.

May. Can.

know. Greek. ginosko, as in Acts 17:13.

new. Greek. kainos. See note on Matthew 9:17.

whereof, &c. = which is spoken (Greek. laleo. App-121.) by (Greek. hupo. App-104.) thee.

Acts 17:19

19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?