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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. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
οἱhoi<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 1
δὲdeBut
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 2
προσεδόκωνprosedokōnthey were expecting
Lemma: προσδοκάω (prosdokaō) · Strong's: G4328
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IAI-3P)
Meaning: to look for — προσ-δοκάω, -ῶ; (the simple verb exists only in the forms δοκέω, -εύω) [in LXX: Psa.104:27 (שָׂבַר pi.), etc. ; ] ; to await, expect: Mat.24:50, Luk.3:15 12:46, Act.27:33 28:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.11:3,…
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Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 11:3, Matthew 24:50, Luke 1:21, Luke 3:15, Luke 7:19, Luke 7:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4328; TFLSJ G4328; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 3
αὐτὸνautonhim
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (P-ASM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 4
μέλλεινmelleinto be about
Lemma: μέλλω (mellō) · Strong's: G3195
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to ensue — μέλλω, ; [in LXX: Job.3:8 (עָתִיד) 19:25 (אַחֲרוֹן); elsewhere for fut., and frequently in Wi, II, 4Mac ; ] ; to be about to be or do; 1. with inf. (Bl., §62, 4; 68, 2; M, Pr., 114); (a) of intending or being about to…
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Used 110 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 11:14, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3195; TFLSJ G3195; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 5
πίμπρασθαιpimprasthaito become inflamed
Lemma: πίμπρημι (pimprēmi) · Strong's: G4092
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Infinitive (V-PPN)
Meaning: to swell up — πίμπρημι; (in cl. prose, rare in the simple form), [in LXX: Num.5:21-22, 27 (צָבֶה) * ; ] ; 1. to blow, burn. ; 2. Later, to cause to swell; mid., of parts of the body, to become swollen (LXX) : Act.28:6 (cf.…
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4092; TFLSJ G4092; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 6
ἢēor
Lemma: ἤ (ē) · Strong's: G2228
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: or — ἤ, ; disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11); 1. disjunctive, or; (a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.; (b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial…
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Used 365 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2228; TFLSJ G2228; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 7
καταπίπτεινkatapipteinto fall down
Lemma: καταπίπτω (katapiptō) · Strong's: G2667
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to fall down — κατα-πίπτω ; [in LXX: Psa.145:14 (נָפַל), etc. ; ] ; to fall down: Act.28:6; before εἰς, Act.26:14; ἐπί with accusative, Luk.8:6.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: Luke 8:6, Acts 26:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2667; TFLSJ G2667; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 8
ἄφνωaphnōsuddenly
Lemma: ἄφνω (aphnō) · Strong's: G0869
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: suddenly — ἄφνω ; adv., [in LXX for פִּתְאוֹם ; ] ; suddenly: Act.2:2 16:26 28:6.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: Acts 2:2, Acts 16:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0869; TFLSJ G0869; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 9
νεκρόν·nekrondead;
Lemma: νεκρός (nekros) · Strong's: G3498
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: dead — νεκρός, -α, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for מֵת ; ] ; dead, ; I. as adj., ; 1. prop.: Act.5:10 20:9, Jas.2:26, Rev.1:18, al.; ὡσεὶ ν., Mat.28:4, Mrk.9:26, Rev.1:17; of that which is subject to death, Rom.8:10. ; 2.…
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Used 130 times. Also: Matthew 8:22, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 11:5, Matthew 14:2, Matthew 17:9, Matthew 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3498; TFLSJ G3498; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 10
ἐπὶepiA while
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
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Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 11
πολὺpolugreat
Lemma: πολύς (polus) · Strong's: G4183
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: much — πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος,…
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Used 377 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4183; TFLSJ G4183; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 12
δὲdehowever
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 13
αὐτῶνautōnwhen they
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 14
προσδοκώντωνprosdokōntōnare waiting
Lemma: προσδοκάω (prosdokaō) · Strong's: G4328
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-GPM)
Meaning: to look for — προσ-δοκάω, -ῶ; (the simple verb exists only in the forms δοκέω, -εύω) [in LXX: Psa.104:27 (שָׂבַר pi.), etc. ; ] ; to await, expect: Mat.24:50, Luk.3:15 12:46, Act.27:33 28:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.11:3,…
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Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 11:3, Matthew 24:50, Luke 1:21, Luke 3:15, Luke 7:19, Luke 7:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4328; TFLSJ G4328; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 15
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 16
θεωρούντωνtheōrountōnseeing
Lemma: θεωρέω (theōreō) · Strong's: G2334
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-GPM)
Meaning: to see/experience — θεωρέω, -ῶ; (θεωρός, a spectator, θεάομαι) [in LXX chiefly for רָאָה, חָזָה ; ] (present and imperfect only, exc. Jhn.7:3 (fut.), Mat.28:1, Luk.23:48, Jhn.8:51, Rev.11:12 (aor.); El., § 24); 1. (cl.), to look at, gaze,…
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Used 58 times. Also: Matthew 27:55, Matthew 28:1, Mark 3:11, Mark 5:15, Mark 5:38, Mark 12:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2334; TFLSJ G2334; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 17
μηδὲνmēdennothing
Lemma: μηδείς (mēdeis) · Strong's: G3367
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter · Negative (A-ASN-N)
Meaning: nothing — μηδείς, -δεμία, -δέν; (and -θέν, Act.27:33, a Hellenistic form; see Bl., 6, 7; Thackeray, Gr., 58) ; related to οὐδείς as μή to οὐ, ; no, none, no one; neut., nothing: Mat.16:20, Mrk.5:43 6:8, Luk.3:14, Act.8:24,…
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Used 92 times. Also: Matthew 8:4, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 16:20, Matthew 17:9, Matthew 27:19, Mark 1:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3367; TFLSJ G3367; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 18
ἄτοπονatoponamiss
Lemma: ἄτοπος (atopos) · Strong's: G0824
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: wrong — ἄ-τοπος, -ον; (τόπος), [in LXX: Job.4:8 11:11, Pro.30:20, al., for אָוֶן, etc. ; ] ; 1. out of place, not befitting. ; 2. marvellous, strange (of symptoms, Hipp.): Act.28:6; hence, in late Greek, with ethical sense, ;…
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Used 4 times. Also: Luke 23:41, Acts 25:5, 2 Thessalonians 3:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0824; TFLSJ G0824; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 19
εἰςeisto
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 20
αὐτὸνautonhim
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (P-ASM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 21
γινόμενονginomenonhappening
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (V-PNP-ASN)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
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Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 22
μεταβαλόμενοιmetabalomenoihaving changed their opinion
Lemma: μεταβάλλω (metaballō) · Strong's: G3328
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-2AMP-NPM)
Meaning: to change mind — μετα-βάλλω ; [in LXX chiefly for הָפַךְ ; ] ; to turn about, change. Pass. and mid., to turn oneself about; metaphorically, to change one's mind: Act.28:6.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3328; TFLSJ G3328; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 23
ἔλεγονelegonthey were declaringing
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IAI-3P)
Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 24
αὐτὸνautonhim
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (P-ASM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 25
εἶναιeinaito be
Lemma: εἶναι (einai) · Strong's: G1511
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to exist — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 126 times. Also: Matthew 16:13, Matthew 16:15, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 20:27, Matthew 22:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1511; TFLSJ G1511; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 26
θεόν.¶theona god.
Lemma: θεός (theos) · Strong's: G2316
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: God — θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ; ] ; a god or deity, God. ; 1. In…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1338 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2316; TFLSJ G2316; TAGNT Acts 28:6 word 27
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [The islanders] were expecting | → | προσδοκάω G4328 to look for |
| him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| to | → | μέλλω G3195 to ensue |
| swell up | → | πίμπρημι G4092 to swell up |
| or | → | ἤ G2228 or |
| suddenly | → | ἄφνω G0869 suddenly |
| drop | → | καταπίπτω G2667 to fall down |
| dead | → | νεκρός G3498 dead |
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| after waiting | → | προσδοκάω G4328 to look for |
| a long | → | πολύς G4183 much |
| time | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| seeing | → | θεωρέω G2334 to see/experience |
| nothing | → | μηδείς G3367 nothing |
| unusual | → | ἄτοπος G0824 wrong |
| happen | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| to | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| they changed their minds | → | μεταβάλλω G3328 to change mind |
| [and] said | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
| he | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| was | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| a god | → | θεός G2316 God |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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