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Andδὲwhen Paulτοῦ Παύλουhad gatheredσυστρέψαντοςaτιbundleπλῆθοςof sticksφρυγάνωνandκαὶput itἐπιθέντοςonἐπὶthe fire,τὴν πυράνa viperἔχιδναcame outἐξελθοῦσαbecause ofἀπὸthe heatτῆς θέρμηςandfastened onκαθῆψεhisαὐτοῦhand.τῆς χειρὸς
Acts 28:3
Study it in the app“And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 28:3, word by word
- when PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- had gatheredσυστρέψαντοςsystrepsantos
gather
To bundle things together.
Where else “systrepsantos” appears- bundleπλῆθοςplēthos
great number
So many things together that they cannot easily be counted.
Where else “plēthos” appears- of sticksφρυγάνωνphryganōn
brushwood
Brushwood, dry sticks.
Where else “phryganōn” appears- put itἐπιθέντοςepithentos
put on
To load something on someone, like a burden.
Where else “epithentos” appears- the fireπυράνpyran
fire
Fire, a large fire of wood.
Where else “pyran” appears- a viperἔχιδναechidna
viper
Viper: a poisonous snake.
Where else “echidna” appears- came outἐξελθοῦσαexelthousa
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exelthousa” appears- the heatθέρμηςthermēs
heat
Heat.
Where else “thermēs” appears- fastened onκαθῆψεkathēpse
fasten on
Fasten on, take hold of firmly.
Where else “kathēpse” appears- handχειρὸςcheiros
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiros” appears
The context
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.
3 · This verse (above)
4And when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they were saying to one another, “This man is surely a murderer; though he was brought safely out of the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
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?