Acts
Acts 28:2
2The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | οἵ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| islanders | βάρβαροι | barbaroi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G915 a foreigner who speaks neither Greek nor Latin |
| showed | παρεῖχον | pareichon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3930 I offer, provide |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| extraordinary | τυχοῦσαν | tychousan | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5177 I obtain, I happen, perhaps |
| kindness | φιλανθρωπίαν | philanthrōpian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5363 love of mankind, benevolence |
| They kindled | ἅψαντες | hapsantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G681 I kindle, light |
| a fire | πυρὰν | pyran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4443 a fire |
| welcomed | προσελάβοντο | proselabonto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G4355 I take to myself, welcome |
| all | πάντας | pantas | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| of us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| because | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| raining | ὑετὸν | hyeton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5205 rain |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| cold | ψῦχος | psychos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5592 cold |
Cross-references
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Hebrews 13:2 · Romans 1:14 · Colossians 3:11 · 2 Corinthians 11:27 · Acts 28:4 · Proverbs 24:11–12 · Matthew 10:42 · 1 Corinthians 14:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.