Acts 28:3-6 : 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"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Acts.28.6",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ προσεδόκων αὐτὸν μέλλειν πίμπρασθαι, ἢ καταπίπτειν ἄφνω νεκρόν: ἐπὶ πολὺ δὲ αὐτῶν προσδοκώντων, καὶ θεωρούντων μηδὲν ἄτοπον εἰς αὐτὸν γινόμενον, μεταβαλλόμενοι, ἔλεγον θεὸν αὐτὸν εἶναι.",
"text": "They *de prosedokōn auton mellein pimprasthai*, or *katapiptein aphnō nekron*: *epi polu de autōn prosdokōntōn*, and *theōrountōn mēden atopon eis auton ginomenon*, *metaballomenoi*, they *elegon theon auton einai*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*prosedokōn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were expecting",
"*auton*": "accusative masculine singular - him",
"*mellein*": "present active infinitive - to be about to",
"*pimprasthai*": "present passive infinitive - to swell/become inflamed",
"*katapiptein*": "present active infinitive - to fall down",
"*aphnō*": "adverb - suddenly",
"*nekron*": "accusative masculine singular - dead",
"*epi polu*": "for long/much",
"*autōn prosdokōntōn*": "genitive absolute - they expecting",
"*theōrountōn*": "present active participle, genitive masculine plural - observing",
"*mēden*": "accusative neuter singular - nothing",
"*atopon*": "accusative neuter singular - unusual/strange",
"*eis auton*": "to/against him",
"*ginomenon*": "present middle participle, accusative neuter singular - happening",
"*metaballomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - changing (their minds)",
"*elegon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were saying",
"*theon*": "accusative masculine singular - god",
"*auton einai*": "him to be"
},
"variants": {
"*prosedokōn*": "were expecting/waiting for/anticipating",
"*mellein*": "to be about to/to be going to",
"*pimprasthai*": "to swell/become inflamed/burn",
"*katapiptein*": "to fall down/collapse",
"*aphnō*": "suddenly/unexpectedly",
"*nekron*": "dead/a corpse",
"*prosdokōntōn*": "expecting/waiting/anticipating",
"*theōrountōn*": "observing/watching/seeing",
"*atopon*": "unusual/strange/unnatural/harmful",
"*ginomenon*": "happening/occurring/taking place",
"*metaballomenoi*": "changing (their minds)/shifting position/turning about",
"*theon*": "god/deity"
}
}