WHEN THEY WERE. having. ESCAPED. Greek. _diasozo._ Same as in Acts 27:43; Acts 27:44. See Matthew 14:36. THEY. The texts read "we". KNEW. Greek. _epiginosko_ App-132. ISLAND. Greek. _nesos._ See Acts 27:26. MELITA. Malta It was in the jurisdiction of the Praetor of Sicily St. Paul's Bay, the tr... [ Continue Reading ]
BARBAROUS PEOPLE. Greek. _barbaros._ Elsewhere, Acts 28:4. Rom 1:14. 1 Chronicles 3:11; 1 Chronicles 3:11. The Greeks called all people who did not speak Greek barbarians, The Maltese were Phoenicians. NO. not. Greek. _ou._ App-105. LITTLE. ordinary, as in Acts 19:11. KINDNESS. Greek. _philanthro... [ Continue Reading ]
GATHERED. Greek. _sustrepho._ Only here. BUNDLE. multitude. Greek. _plethos._ STICKS. Greek. _phruganon_ Only here. VIPER. Greek. _echidna._ Only here, Matthew 3:7; Matthew 3:12, Mat 3:34. Matthew 23:33.Luke 3:7. OUT OF. Greek. _ek_. App-104. but the texts read _apo_ (App-104.) HEAT. Greek. _th... [ Continue Reading ]
SAW. Greek. _eidon._ App-133. BEAST. Greek. _therion._ See Acts 11:6. HANG. hanging. ON. from. Greek. _ek_. App-104. AMONG THEMSELVES. to (Greek. _pros._ App-104.) one another. MAN. Greek. _anthropos._ App-123. THOUGH HE HATH. Literally having. THE SEA. out of (Greek. _ek)_ the sea. YET. Omi... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HE. He then indeed. SHOOK OFF. Greek. _apotinasso_. Only here, and Luke 9:5. FELT. suffered. NO. nothing. Greek. _oudeis._ HARM. evil. Greek. _kakos._ App-128.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOWBEIT. But. LOOKED. were expecting, or watching in expectation. Greek. _prosdokao._ App-133. WHEN. that. SHOULD HAVE. was about to. SWOLLEN. swell. Greek. _pimpremi_ Only here. FALLEN DOWN. See Acts 26:1 Acts 26:4. DEAD. a corpse. Greek. _nekros._ App-139. SUDDENLY. See Acts 2:2. A GREAT W... [ Continue Reading ]
IN, &C. = Now in (Greek. _en)_ the parts about (Greek. _peri_. App-104.) that place. WERE. Greek. _huparcho_. See Luke 9:48. POSSESSIONS. lands. Greek. _chorion._ See Matthew 26:36. CHIEF MAN. first. Greek. _protos._ This title has been found on an inscription. WHOSE NAME WAS. by name. RECEIVED... [ Continue Reading ]
SICK OF. taken with. Greek. _sunecho._ See Luke 4:38. A FEVER. fevers. Greek. _puretos._ Elsewhere Matthew 8:15.Mark 1:31.Luke 4:38; Luke 4:39; John 4:52. Always in singular. But found in plural in medical works. Perhaps to convey the idea of severity which is expressed by "great" in Luke 4:38. or... [ Continue Reading ]
SO. But. OTHERS. the rest. App-124. DISEASES. Greek. _astheneia._ See Matthew 8:17; John 11:4. HEALED. Greek. _therapeuo._ See Luke 6:18 and App-137.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALSO HONOURED, &C. = honoured us with many honours also. DEPARTED. sailed. Greek. _anago._ See "loosed" (Acts 13:13). LADED US WITH. laid on us. SUCH THINGS, &C. = the things for (Greek. _pros._ App-104.) the need (Greek. chreia). The texts read "needs". Compare Philippians 1:4; Philippians 1:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHIP OF ALEXANDRIA. Another corn ship. WINTERED. Greek. _paracheimazo._ See Acts 27:12. WHOSE SIGN, &C. = with sign the Dioscuri. SIGN. Greek. _parasemos._ Only here. Literally signed or marked. CASTOR AND POLLUX. Greek. _Dioskouroi._ Literally sons of Zeus. These twin sons of Zeus and Leda were... [ Continue Reading ]
LANDING. Greek. _katago._ See Acts 21:3. SYRACUSE. An important town in Sicily (S. E.), still bearing the same name. TARRIED. Greek. _epimeno._ See Acts 10:48.... [ Continue Reading ]
FETCHED. COMPASS. having tacked about. Greek. _perierchomai._ See Acts 19:13. Figure of speech _Idioma._ App-6. AND CAME. arrived. Greek. _katantao._ See Acts 16:1. RHEGIUM. Now Reggio, on the Straits of Messina. THE SOUTH WIND BLEW, AND. a south wind having sprung up. Greek. _epiginomai._ Only h... [ Continue Reading ]
DESIRED. entreated. Greek. _parakaleo._ App-134. WITH. Greek. _epi_. App-104., but the texts read _para_ (xii. 2). WENT. came. TOWARD. Greek. _eis_. App-104. Rome was used in. more extended sense here than in Acts 28:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF US. the things (i.e. the news) concerning (Greek. _peri)_ us. TO MEET US. Literally for (Greek. _eis)_ meeting (Greek. _apantesis._ See Matthew 25:1) us. APPII FORUM. The market of Appius,. small town on the Appian Way, forty-three miles from Rome. THE THREE TAVERNS. About ten miles further on... [ Continue Reading ]
HOME. Compare Acts 19:21; Acts 23:11. The purpose was fulfilled, but perhaps not in the way Paul expected. CENTURION. Greek. _hekatontarchos._ See Acts 21:32. Most texts omit this clause. DELIVERED. Greek. _paradidomi._ See Acts 3:13. CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD. Greek. _stratopedarches._ Only here. Pro... [ Continue Reading ]
CHIEF. first, as in Acts 28:7. UNTO. Greek. _pros_. App-104. MEN, &C. See Acts 1:16. NOTHING. Greek. _oudeis._ PEOPLE. Greek. _laos._ See Acts 2:47. CUSTOMS OF OUR FATHERS. the ancestral customs. CUSTOMS. Greek. _eth_. _s_. See Acts 6:14. OF OUR FATHERS. Greek. _patroos._ See Acts 22:3. PRIS... [ Continue Reading ]
EXAMINED. Greek. _anakrino._ App-122. WOULD HAVE. were wishing to. Greek. _boulomai._ App-102. LET... GO. Greek. _apoluo_. App-174. CAUSE. Greek. _aitia,_ as in Acts 25:27.... [ Continue Reading ]
SPAKE AGAINST. Greek. _antilego._ See Acts 13:45. CONSTRAINED. Greek. _anankazo._ See Acts 26:11 (the only other occurance in Acts). APPEAL UNTO. Greek. _epikaleomai._ See Acts 25:11. ACCUSE. Greek. _kategoreo._ See Acts 22:30. NATION. Greek. _ethnos._... [ Continue Reading ]
CALLED FOR. Greek. _parakaleo,_ as in Acts 28:14. SPEAK WITH. Greek. _proslaleo._ See Acts 13:43. FOR. Greek. _henek_. _n_. First occurance. Matthew 5:10 (for the sake of). THE HOPE OF ISRAEL. the Messiah whom Israel hoped for. Figure of speech _Metonymy,_ App-6. BOUND WITH. Greek. _perikeimai._... [ Continue Reading ]
NEITHER. Greek. _oute._ LETTERS. Greek. _gramma,_. letter of the alphabet. In plural "writings". This and Galatians 1:6; Galatians 1:11 are the only places where it is used of an epistle, the usual word being _epistole._ OUT OF. from. Greek. _apo._ App-104. CONCERNING. Greek. _peri._ App-104. SH... [ Continue Reading ]
DESIRE. think it right. Greek. _axioo._ See Acts 15:38. OF. from. Greek. _para_. App-104. AS, &C. = concerning this sect indeed. SECT. Greek. _hairesis._. See Acts 5:17. WE KNOW. it is known (Greek. _gnos_ to _s_. See Acts 1:19) to us.... [ Continue Reading ]
APPOINTED. arranged. Greek. _tasso._ See Acts 13:48. LODGING. Greek. _xenia._ Only here and Philemon 1:22. Compare Acts 10:6; Acts 21:16. EXPOUNDED. Greek. _ektithemi._ See Acts 7:21. TESTIFIED. Greek. _diamarturomai._ See Acts 2:40. Ninth and last occurance in Acts. KINGDOM OF GOD. The Messiani... [ Continue Reading ]
BELIEVED. were persuaded of. Greek. _peitho,_ as in Acts 28:23. BELIEVED NOT. were disbelieving. Greek. _apisteo._ Elsewhere, Mark 16:11; Mark 16:16; Luke 24:11; Luke 24:41.Romans 3:3; 2 Timothy 2:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN THEY AGREED NOT. being out of harmony. Greek. _asumphonos._ Only here. See Acts 5:9; Acts 15:15. DEPARTED. Literally were being sent away. App-174. The imperfect suggests that the chief men (Acts 28:17) broke up the meeting and sent the rest away lest they should be convinced. AFTER THAT, &C.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEARING. In hearing. Greek. _ak_. _e_. Compare Acts 17:20. NOT. by no means. Greek. _ou me._ App-105. UNDERSTAND. Greek. _suniemi._ Compare App-132. SEEING... SEE. Greek. _blepo_. App-133. PERCEIVE. Greek. _eidon._ App-133. Figure of speech _Polyptoton._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
IS WAXED GROSS. has become fat. Greek. _pachunomai._ Only here and Matthew 13:15. THEIR EARS, &C. = with their ears they hear heavily. CLOSED. Greek. _kammuo_. Only here and Matthew 13:15. LEST. lest at any time. Greek. _mepote._ BE CONVERTED. turn again. Greek. _epistrepho._ See Acts 3:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO. to. SALVATION. Greek. _soterion_. Elsewhere, Luke 2:30 (which see); Acts 3:6; Ephesians 6:17. The more usual _soteria_ occ Acts 13:26, &c. IS SENT. was sent. Greek. _apostelo._ App-174. GENTILES. Greek. _ethnos._... [ Continue Reading ]
WORDS. things. The texts omit this verse. AND HAD. having. REASONING. disputation. Greek. _suzetesis._ See Acts 15:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
DWELT. Greek. _meno,_ as in Acts 28:16, but texts read _em_. _me_ no (continue) as in Acts 14:22. TWO... YEARS. Greek. _dietia_. See Acts 24:27. This was 61-63 A.D. HIRED HOUSE. Greek. _misthoma._ Only here. Probably the means for this were provided by the Philippians (Philippians 1:4; Philippians... [ Continue Reading ]
PREACHING. Greek. _kerusso_. App-121. WHICH CONCERN. concerning. Greek. _peri_. App-104. THE LORD. App-98. JESUS CHRIST. App-98. CONFIDENCE. boldness. Greek. _parrhesia_. See Acts 4:13. NO MAN, &C. = unhindered. Greek. _akolutos_. Only here.... [ Continue Reading ]