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However,μὲν οὖνheὁshook offἀποτινάξαςthe creatureτὸ θηρίονintoεἰςthe fireτὸ πῦρandsufferedἔπαθενnoοὐδὲνharm.κακόν
Acts 28:5
Study it in the app“However, he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 28:5, word by word
- shook offἀποτινάξαςapotinaxas
shake off
Shake off.
Where else “apotinaxas” appears- the creatureθηρίονthērion
wild animal
An animal of the wild that lives free and can be dangerous.
Where else “thērion” appears- the fireπῦρpyr
fire
Fire.
Where else “pyr” appears- sufferedἔπαθενepathen
suffer
Suffer, undergo.
Where else “epathen” appears- harmκακόνkakon
harm
Harm that someone suffers.
Where else “kakon” appears
The context
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.”
5 · This verse (above)
6But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly fall dead. But after they had waited a long time and seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their view and were saying that he was a god.
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?