Acts 17:11

New Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."

Word-by-Word Analysis

These were more

יַקִּיר

yaqqîyr

H3358

{precious}

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than those in

Θεσσαλονίκη

Thessaloníkē

G2332

Thessalonice, a place in Asia Minor

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in that they

לָקַח

lâqach

H3947

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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the

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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with all

παρασκευή

paraskeuḗ

G3904

readiness

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of

נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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and

תּוּר

tûwr

H8446

to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring

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the

γραφή

graphḗ

G1124

a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it)

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יוֹם

yôwm

H3117

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...

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הֵן

hên

H2006

lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if

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those

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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were so

Key Terms in This Verse

readiness G3904

παρασκευή paraskeuḗ

readiness

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Thessalonica G2332

Θεσσαλονίκη Thessaloníkē

Thessalonice, a place in Asia Minor

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noble H3358

יַקִּיר yaqqîyr

{precious}

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searched H8446

תּוּר tûwr

to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring

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scriptures G1124

γραφή graphḗ

a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it)

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daily H3117

יוֹם yôwm

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

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mind H5315

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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received H3947

לָקַח lâqach

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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whether H2006

הֵן hên

lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if

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word H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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Cross References

Isaiah 34:16 cross-reference

Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.

John 5:39 cross-reference

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

1 Thessalonians 2:13 cross-reference

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which e...

Matthew 13:23 cross-reference

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Proverbs 9:9 cross-reference

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 1:5 cross-reference

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

1 Thessalonians 1:6 cross-reference

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

John 3:21 cross-reference

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

2 Thessalonians 2:10 cross-reference

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Proverbs 8:10 cross-reference

Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

1 Peter 2:2 cross-reference

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Luke 24:44 cross-reference

And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the ...

Isaiah 8:20 cross-reference

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Psalm 119:97 cross-reference

O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

Psalm 119:100 cross-reference

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

Psalm 119:148 cross-reference

Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

James 1:21 cross-reference

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

Acts 2:41 cross-reference

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

Acts 10:33 cross-reference

Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

Job 23:12 cross-reference

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Luke 16:29 cross-reference

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

Jeremiah 2:21 cross-reference

Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

Acts 17:1 cross-reference

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

Acts 11:1 cross-reference

And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

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