1 {
"verseID": "Acts.28.1",
"source": "¶Καὶ διασωθέντες, τότε ἐπέγνωσαν ὅτι Μελίτη ἡ νῆσος καλεῖται.",
"text": "And *diasōthentes*, then they *epegnōsan* that *Melitē* the *nēsos* *kaleitai*.",
"grammar": {
"*diasōthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative plural masculine - having been brought safely through",
"*epegnōsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they recognized/learned",
"*Melitē*": "nominative feminine singular - Malta (place name)",
"*nēsos*": "nominative feminine singular - island",
"*kaleitai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is called"
},
"variants": {
"*diasōthentes*": "having been saved completely/thoroughly rescued/brought safely",
"*epegnōsan*": "recognized/learned/discovered/ascertained",
"*Melitē*": "Malta (island in the Mediterranean)",
"*nēsos*": "island",
"*kaleitai*": "is called/named"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Acts.28.2",
"source": "Οἵ δὲ βάρβαροι παρεῖχον οὐ τὴν τυχοῦσαν φιλανθρωπίαν ἡμῖν: ἀνάψαντες γὰρ πυράν, προσελάβοντο πάντας ἡμᾶς, διὰ τὸν ὑετὸν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα, καὶ διὰ τὸ ψῦχος.",
"text": "The *de barbaroi pareixon* not the *tuxousan philanthropian* to us: *anapsantes gar puran*, they *proselabonto pantas* us, because of the *hueton* the *ephestōta*, and because of the *psuxos*.",
"grammar": {
"*barbaroi*": "nominative masculine plural - non-Greek speakers/foreigners",
"*pareixon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were showing/providing",
"*tuxousan*": "aorist active participle, accusative feminine singular - ordinary/common/chance",
"*philanthropian*": "accusative feminine singular - kindness/hospitality/benevolence",
"*anapsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having kindled/lit",
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*puran*": "accusative feminine singular - fire/pyre",
"*proselabonto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - they received/welcomed",
"*pantas*": "accusative masculine plural - all",
"*hueton*": "accusative masculine singular - rain",
"*ephestōta*": "perfect active participle, accusative masculine singular - present/impending/threatening",
"*psuxos*": "accusative neuter singular - cold"
},
"variants": {
"*barbaroi*": "foreigners/non-Greek speakers/uncivilized people",
"*pareixon*": "were showing/providing/exhibiting",
"*tuxousan*": "ordinary/common/chance/casual",
"*philanthropian*": "kindness/hospitality/benevolence toward humans",
"*anapsantes*": "having kindled/lit/ignited",
"*puran*": "fire/bonfire/pyre",
"*proselabonto*": "received/welcomed/took to themselves",
"*hueton*": "rain/shower",
"*ephestōta*": "present/impending/threatening/standing over",
"*psuxos*": "cold/chill"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Acts.28.3",
"source": "Συστρέψαντος δὲ τοῦ Παύλου φρυγάνων πλῆθος, καὶ ἐπιθέντος ἐπὶ τὴν πυράν, ἔχιδνα ἐκ τῆς θέρμης ἐξελθοῦσα, καθῆψε τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ.",
"text": "*Sustrepsantos de tou Paulou phruganōn plēthos*, and *epithentos epi* the *puran*, *exidna ek tēs thermēs exelthousa*, *kathēpse tēs xeiros autou*.",
"grammar": {
"*Sustrepsantos*": "aorist active participle, genitive masculine singular - having gathered/collected",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*tou Paulou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Paul",
"*phruganōn*": "genitive neuter plural - of sticks/brushwood/kindling",
"*plēthos*": "accusative neuter singular - pile/quantity/multitude",
"*epithentos*": "aorist active participle, genitive masculine singular - having placed/put",
"*epi*": "preposition with accusative - on/upon",
"*puran*": "accusative feminine singular - fire/pyre",
"*exidna*": "nominative feminine singular - viper/venomous snake",
"*ek*": "preposition with genitive - from/out of",
"*tēs thermēs*": "genitive feminine singular - of the heat",
"*exelthousa*": "aorist active participle, nominative feminine singular - having come out",
"*kathēpse*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - fastened onto/attached to",
"*tēs xeiros*": "genitive feminine singular - of the hand",
"*autou*": "genitive masculine singular - of him"
},
"variants": {
"*Sustrepsantos*": "having gathered/collected/bundled together",
"*phruganōn*": "sticks/brushwood/kindling/dry twigs",
"*plēthos*": "pile/quantity/multitude/bundle",
"*epithentos*": "having placed/put/laid",
"*puran*": "fire/bonfire/pyre",
"*exidna*": "viper/venomous snake",
"*thermēs*": "heat/warmth",
"*exelthousa*": "having come out/emerged/escaped",
"*kathēpse*": "fastened onto/attached to/seized/bit"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Acts.28.4",
"source": "Ὡς δὲ εἶδον οἱ βάρβαροι κρεμάμενον τὸ θηρίον ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ, ἔλεγον πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Πάντως φονεύς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος, ὃν, διασωθέντα ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης, ἡ Δίκη ζῇν οὐκ εἴασεν.",
"text": "*Hōs de eidon hoi barbaroi kremamenon to thērion ek tēs xeiros autou*, they *elegon pros allēlous*, \"*Pantōs phoneus estin ho anthrōpos houtos*, who, *diasōthenta ek tēs thalassēs*, *hē Dikē zēn ouk eiasen*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*Hōs*": "conjunction - when/as",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they saw",
"*hoi barbaroi*": "nominative masculine plural - the foreigners",
"*kremamenon*": "present middle participle, accusative neuter singular - hanging",
"*to thērion*": "accusative neuter singular - the beast/creature",
"*ek*": "preposition with genitive - from/out of",
"*tēs xeiros autou*": "genitive feminine singular - of his hand",
"*elegon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were saying",
"*pros allēlous*": "to one another",
"*Pantōs*": "adverb - surely/certainly/by all means",
"*phoneus*": "nominative masculine singular - murderer",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*ho anthrōpos houtos*": "nominative masculine singular - this man",
"*diasōthenta*": "aorist passive participle, accusative masculine singular - having been saved through",
"*ek tēs thalassēs*": "from the sea",
"*hē Dikē*": "nominative feminine singular - Justice (personified)",
"*zēn*": "present active infinitive - to live",
"*ouk eiasen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - did not allow"
},
"variants": {
"*barbaroi*": "foreigners/non-Greek speakers/uncivilized people",
"*kremamenon*": "hanging/suspended",
"*thērion*": "beast/wild animal/venomous creature",
"*elegon*": "were saying/kept saying/telling",
"*Pantōs*": "surely/certainly/no doubt/absolutely",
"*phoneus*": "murderer/killer",
"*diasōthenta*": "having been saved/rescued/escaped",
"*Dikē*": "Justice/Vengeance (personified goddess of justice)",
"*eiasen*": "allowed/permitted"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Acts.28.5",
"source": "Ὁ μὲν οὖν ἀποτινάξας τὸ θηρίον εἰς τὸ πῦρ, ἔπαθεν οὐδὲν κακόν.",
"text": "He *men oun apotinaxas to thērion eis to pur*, *epathen ouden kakon*.",
"grammar": {
"*men oun*": "particles - indeed therefore/so then",
"*apotinaxas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having shaken off",
"*to thērion*": "accusative neuter singular - the beast/creature",
"*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into",
"*to pur*": "accusative neuter singular - the fire",
"*epathen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he suffered",
"*ouden*": "accusative neuter singular - nothing",
"*kakon*": "accusative neuter singular - harmful/evil"
},
"variants": {
"*men oun*": "indeed therefore/so then/now",
"*apotinaxas*": "having shaken off/flung off",
"*thērion*": "beast/wild animal/venomous creature",
"*pur*": "fire",
"*epathen*": "suffered/experienced",
"*kakon*": "harmful/evil/injury"
}
}