Acts

Acts 28:5–6

⁵But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. ⁶The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

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Acts 28:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	μὲν	men	Conjunction	G3303 truly, indeed
shook	ἀποτινάξας	apotinaxas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G660 I shake off
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
creature	θηρίον	thērion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2342 a wild beast, animal
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
fire	πῦρ	pyr	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4442 fire, trials
suffered	ἔπαθεν	epathen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3958 I am acted upon, suffer
no	οὐδὲν	ouden	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3762 no one, none, nothing
ill effects	κακόν	kakon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil

Acts 28:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
were expecting	προσεδόκων	prosedokōn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4328 I expect, await
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
to	μέλλειν	mellein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3195 I am about to
swell up	πίμπρασθαι	pimprasthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G4092 I am inflamed, I swell
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
suddenly	ἄφνω	aphnō	Adverb	G869 suddenly
drop	καταπίπτειν	katapiptein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2667 I fall down
dead	νεκρόν	nekron	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3498 dead, a corpse
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
after waiting	προσδοκώντων	prosdokōntōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4328 I expect, await
a long	πολὺ	poly	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4183 much, many, often
time	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
seeing	θεωρούντων	theōrountōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2334 I behold, look at, experience
nothing	μηδὲν	mēden	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3367 no one, nothing
unusual	ἄτοπον	atopon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G824 improper, unrighteous, perverse
happen	γινόμενον	ginomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
they changed their minds	μεταβαλόμενοι	metabalomenoi	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3328 I change, change my mind
said	ἔλεγον	elegon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
he	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
was	εἶναι	einai	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1510 I am, exist
a god	θεόν	theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

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Acts 28:5 Luke 10:19 · Mark 16:18 · Psalm 91:13 · Numbers 21:6–9 · Revelation 9:3–4

Acts 28:6 Acts 12:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.