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AndΚαὶhaving been brought safely through,διασωθέντεςthenτότεwe learnedἐπέγνωμενthatὅτιthe islandἡ νῆσοςwas calledκαλεῖταιMalta.Μελίτη
Acts 28:1
Study it in the app“And having been brought safely through, then we learned that the island was called Malta.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 28:1, word by word
- having been brought safely throughδιασωθέντεςdiasōthentes
bring safely
To bring through unharmed; rescue from danger.
Where else “diasōthentes” appears- thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- we learnedἐπέγνωμενepegnōmen
understand
To come to have something clear and sure in the mind, understand it fully.
Where else “epegnōmen” appears- the islandνῆσοςnēsos
island
Island.
Where else “nēsos” appears- was calledκαλεῖταιkaleitai
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaleitai” appears- MaltaΜελίτηMelitē
Malta
See it on the mapWhere else “Melitē” appears
Places in this verse
Malta
Today: Malta (island; shipwreck possibly St Paul's Bay)
A small island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily.
After the shipwreck, Paul and the others reached the island safely; the people treated them with great kindness (Acts 28:1-2).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And the natives showed us no ordinary kindness, for kindling a fire they welcomed all of us because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold.
To study Acts 28 in a group
1. What it says
How did the people of Malta treat the shipwrecked, and what happened to Paul and the viper? (vv. 1-6)
2. What it means
The last verses say Paul proclaimed the kingdom of God "without hindrance" (vv. 30-31). What does it suggest to you that the book ends this way?
3. How I live it
The people of the island welcomed strangers with kindness (v. 2). Whom could you welcome or help this week?