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Acts 28:6 — King James Version← Study notes

Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.


Acts 28:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 28:627 words
GreekMeaning
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
δὲde
ButwordG1161
προσεδόκωνprosedokōn
they were expectingverbG4328
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
μέλλεινmellein
to be aboutverbG3195
πίμπρασθαιpimprasthai
to become inflamedverbG4092
ē
orwordG2228
καταπίπτεινkatapiptein
to fall downverbG2667
ἄφνωaphnō
suddenlyadverbG869
νεκρόνnekron
deadadjectiveG3498
ἐπὶepi
A whileprepositionG1909
πολὺpoly
greatadjectiveG4183
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
αὐτῶνautōn
when theypronounG846
προσδοκώντωνprosdokōntōn
are waitingverbG4328
καὶkai
andwordG2532
θεωρούντωνtheōrountōn
seeingverbG2334
μηδὲνmēden
nothingadjectiveG3367
ἄτοπονatopon
amissadjectiveG824
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
γινόμενονginomenon
happeningverbG1096
μεταβαλόμενοιmetabalomenoi
they were declaringingverbG3004
ἔλεγονelegon
sayverbG3004
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
εἶναιeinai
am, have been, is IverbG1510
θεόνtheon
a godnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 28:6

fastened on his hand. And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffers not to live. Acts 28:4 Well also was this permitted, that they should both see the thing and utter the thought, in order that, when the result ensued, there might be no disbelieving the miracle. Observe their good feeling (towards the distressed), in saying this (not…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 54 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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