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Theyοἳalsoκαὶhonoredἐτίμησανusἡμᾶςwith manyπολλαῖςhonors,τιμαῖςandκαὶwhen we set sailἀναγομένοιςthey put on boardἐπέθεντοthe thingsτὰforπρὸςourneeds.τὰς χρείας
Acts 28:10
Study it in the app“They also honored us with many honors, and when we set sail they put on board the things for our needs.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 28:10, word by word
- honoredἐτίμησανetimēsan
honor
To give someone respect and esteem.
Where else “etimēsan” appears- with manyπολλαῖςpollais
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollais” appears- honorsτιμαῖςtimais
honor
The respect and esteem given to someone for who they are.
Where else “timais” appears- when we set sailἀναγομένοιςanagomenois
set sail
To set out to sea by boat.
Where else “anagomenois” appears- they put on boardἐπέθεντοepethento
put on
To load something on someone, like a burden.
Where else “epethento” appears- needsχρείαςchreias
need
What is lacking, required.
Where else “chreias” appears
The context
9And when this had happened, the rest on the island who had diseases also were coming and being healed.
10 · This verse (above)
11And after three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island, with the emblem of the Dioscuri.
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?