Strong’s
G4691Adjective1 time in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Acts 17:18σπερμολόγος
Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
Abbott-Smith
σπερμολόγος, -ον
(σπέρμα, λέγω)
a seed picker;
(σπέρμα, λέγω)
a seed picker;
(a) prop., of birds (Arist., Aristoph, al.);
(b) in Attic slang, of an idler who lives on scraps picked up in the agora; hence, as subst., ὁ σ., an idle babbler: Act.17:18.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.