{Spent their time} ((8875)kairoun). Imperfect active of
eukaire(935c). A late word to have opportunity (eu, kairos) from
Polybius on. In the N.T. only here and  Mr 6:31 . They had time
for,.etc. This verse is an explanatory parenthesis by Luke. {Some
new thing} (	i kainoteron). Literally "something newer" or
"fresher" than the new, the very latest, the comparative of
kainos. Demosthenes (_Philipp_. 1. 43) pictures the Athenians
"in the agora inquiring if anything newer is said"
(punthanomenoi kata t(886e) agoran ei ti legetai ne(9374)eron). The new
soon became stale with these itching and frivolous Athenians.