Strong's Lexicon [The islanders] were expecting προσεδόκων (prosedokōn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4328: To expect, wait for, await, think, anticipate. From pros and dokeuo; to anticipate; by implication, to await. him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. to μέλλειν (mellein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 3195: A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something. swell up πίμπρασθαι (pimprasthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Strong's Greek 4092: To fill full of. I swell, am inflamed. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. suddenly ἄφνω (aphnō) Adverb Strong's Greek 869: Suddenly. Adverb from aphanes; unawares, i.e. Unexpectedly. drop καταπίπτειν (katapiptein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 2667: To fall down, fall prostrate. From kata and pipto; to fall down. dead. νεκρόν (nekron) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead. But δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. after waiting προσδοκώντων (prosdokōntōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 4328: To expect, wait for, await, think, anticipate. From pros and dokeuo; to anticipate; by implication, to await. a long πολὺ (poly) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often. time ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. seeing θεωρούντων (theōrountōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 2334: From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge). nothing μηδὲν (mēden) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 3367: No one, none, nothing. unusual ἄτοπον (atopon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 824: (lit: out of place, unusual, unbecoming), improper, unrighteous, perverse. Out of place, i.e. improper, injurious, wicked. happen γινόμενον (ginomenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. him, αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. they changed their minds μεταβαλόμενοι (metabalomenoi) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3328: To change; mid: I change my mind. From meta and ballo; to throw over, i.e. to turn about in opinion. [and] said ἔλεγον (elegon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. he αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. was εἶναι (einai) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. a god. θεόν (theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. Young's Literal Translation and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting [it] a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing [their] minds, said he was a god. Holman Christian Standard Bible They expected that he would swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after they waited a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. New American Standard Bible But they were expecting that he was about to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and [began] to say that he was a god. King James Bible Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. Parallel Verses New International Version The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. New Living Translation The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn't harmed, they changed their minds and decided he was a god. English Standard Version They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. New American Standard Bible But they were expecting that he was about to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god. King James Bible Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. Holman Christian Standard Bible They expected that he would swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after they waited a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. International Standard Version They were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. NET Bible But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. American Standard Version But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. English Revised Version But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation, and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. Young's Literal Translation and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting it a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing their minds, said he was a god. Cross References Acts 8:10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. Acts 14:11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. Acts 28:7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. Acts 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Acts 28:5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. Acts 28:4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. Acts 28:3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. Acts 28:8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. Acts 28:9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: Jump to Previous Amiss Bad Changed Changing Damage Dead Expectation Expected Expecting Fall Fallen Falling Great Harm Howbeit Idea Ill Inflammation Minds Misfortune Soon Suddenly Swell Swelled Swollen Time Waited Waiting WatchedJump to Next Amiss Bad Changed Changing Damage Dead Expectation Expected Expecting Fall Fallen Falling Great Harm Howbeit Idea Ill Inflammation Minds Misfortune Soon Suddenly Swell Swelled Swollen Time Waited Waiting WatchedLinks Acts 28:6 NIVActs 28:6 NLT Acts 28:6 ESV Acts 28:6 NASB Acts 28:6 KJV Acts 28:6 Bible Apps Acts 28:6 Parallel Acts 28:6 Biblia Paralela Acts 28:6 Chinese Bible Acts 28:6 French Bible Acts 28:6 German Bible Acts 28:6 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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