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Ἱκανὸν μὲν οὖν χρόνον διέτριψαν παρρησιαζόμενοι ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ τῷ μαρτυροῦντι τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, διδόντι σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα γίνεσθαι διὰ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν.

So they spent a considerable time speaking freely, relying on the Lord who bore witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to happen through their hands. (Acts 14:3)

Koine Greek Grammar and Syntax Analysis Ἱκανὸν…χρόνον — Accusative of duration of time. The adjective ἱκανός (“considerable, sufficient”) modifies χρόνον (“time”). μὲν οὖν — Though μέν…δέ is classical, the pairing μὲν οὖν often functions as a resumptive or transitional marker in Koine narrative. This specific usage becomes more stylistically prevalent in Koine, though not unknown in Classical prose.… Learn Koine Greek