Acts 17:23

beheld . Greek. anatheoreo. App-133 .

devotions = the objects of your worship. Greek. sebasma. Only here and 2 Thessalonians 2:4 . Compare sebomai. App-137 .

altar . Greek. bomos. Only here. Add "also".

with this, &c . = on (Greek. en) which had been inscribed. Greek. epigrapho. Only here, Mark 15:26 . Hebrews 8:10 ; Hebrews 10:16 , Revelation 21:12 .

UNKNOWN . Greek. agnostos. Only here. For type see App-48 . Public or private calamities would suggest that some god whom they could not identify must be propitiated.

Whom . The texts read "what".

ignorantly = being ignorant. Greek. agnoeo.

worship . Greek. eusebeo. App-137 .

him = This.

declare . Same as "preach" (Acts 17:3 ; Acts 17:13 ). Note Paul's skilful use of local circumstances.