en_tn_condensed/act/17/24.md

the world

In the most general sense, the "world" refers to the heavens and the earth and everything in them.

since he is Lord

"because he is the Lord." Here "he" is referring to the unknown god mentioned in Acts 17:23 that Paul is explaining is the Lord God.

of heaven and earth

The words "heaven" and "earth" are used together to mean all beings and things in heaven and earth. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism)

built with hands

Here "hands" stands for people. Alternate translation: "built by the hands of people" or "that people built" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)