Ξένων

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 Ξένων

   KSE-nōn

   of foreign
2. sentence🔊 τινὲς δὲ καὶ τῶν Ἐπικουρείων καὶ Στοϊκῶν φιλοσόφων συνέβαλλον αὐτῷ καί τινες ἔλεγον Τί ἂν θέλοι ὁ σπερμολόγος οὗτος λέγειν οἱ δέ Ξένων δαιμονίων δοκεῖ καταγγελεὺς εἶναι ὅτι τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ τὴν ἀνάστασιν εὐηγγελίζετο

   ti-NES de kai tôn e-pi-kou-REI-ōn kai sto-i-KÔN phi-lo-SO-phōn sy-NE-ba-llon au-TÔI KAI TI-nes E-le-gon TI AN THE-loi ho sper-mo-LO-gos HOU-tos LE-gein hoi DE KSE-nōn dai-mo-NI-ōn do-KEI ka-taŋ-ge-LEUS EI-nai HO-ti ton ee-ay-SOON kai tên a-NA-sta-sin eu-êŋ-ge-LI-ze-to

   some and also of the Epicureans and Stoics philosophers were conversing with him and some were saying What would might wish the babbler this to say the but of foreign divinities he seems a proclaimer to be because the Jesus and the resurrection he was proclaiming good news

Exegesis

A contrasting group is then introduced with hoi de {οἱ δέ | hoí dé} “but others,” followed by Xenōn daimoniōn dokei katangelēus einai {Ξένων δαιμονίων δοκεῖ καταγγελεὺς εἶναι | Xénōn daimoníōn dokeî katangeléus eînai}. The genitive Xenōn daimoniōn functions as an objective genitive related to katangelēus, characterizing him as “a proclaimer of foreign divinities.” The verb dokei “seems” presents this as the group’s evaluative judgment rather than an established fact. The infinitive einai links dokei with the predicate nominative katangelēus, forming a “seems to be X” construction that captures accusation plus uncertainty. The placement of Xenōn “foreign” before daimoniōn “divinities” foregrounds the perceived strangeness of Paul’s message in the Athenian religious context.