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Acts 28:1-14

1AndκαὶkaiG2532when they were escapedδιασωθέντεςdiasōthentesG1295,thenτότεtoteG5119they knewἐπέγνωμενepegnōmenG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754the islandἡ νῆσοςhē nēsosG3588 G3520was calledκαλεῖται·kaleitaiG2564MelitaΜελίτηMelitēG3194.

2AndG1161the barbarous peopleοἵ βάρβαροιoi barbaroiG3588 G915shewedπαρεῖχονpareichonG3930usG1473noοὐouG3756littleτὴν τυχοῦσανtēn tuchousanG3588 G5177kindnessφιλανθρωπίανphilanthrōpianG5363:forγὰρgarG1063they kindledG381a fireπυρὰνpuranG4443,and receivedπροσελάβοντοproselabontoG4355usG1473every oneπάνταςpantasG3956,becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the presentτὸν ἐφεστῶταton ephestōtaG3588 G2186rainὑετὸν τὸνhu'eton tonG3588 G5205,andκαὶkaiG2532becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the coldτὸ ψῦχος.to psuchosG3588 G5592.

3AndδὲdeG1161when Paulτοῦ Παύλουtou PaulouG3588 G3972had gatheredσυστρέψαντοςsustrepsantosG4962a bundleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of sticksφρυγάνωνphruganōnG5434,andκαὶkaiG2532laidἐπιθέντοςepithentosG2007themonἐπὶepiG1909the fireτὴν πυρὰνtēn puranG3588 G4443,there cameἐξελθοῦσαexelthousaG1831a viperἔχιδναechidnaG2191out ofG1537the heatτῆς θέρμηςtēs thermēsG3588 G2329,and fastened onκαθῆψενkathēpsenG2510hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846handτῆς χειρὸςtēs cheirosG3588 G5495.

4AndδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613the barbariansβάρβαροιbarbaroiG3588 G915sawG3708theG3588 G2342venomousbeastθηρίονthērionG3588 G2342hangκρεμάμενονkremamenonG2910onἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846handχειρὸςcheirosG3588 G5495,they saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,No doubtπάντωςpantōsG3843thisοὗτος,houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG3588 G444isἐστινestinG1510a murdererφονεύςphoneusG5406,whomὃνhonG3739,thoughἐκekG1537he hath escapedδιασωθένταdiasōthentaG1295the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG3588 G2281,yet vengeanceδίκηdikēG3588 G1349sufferethεἴασεν.¶eiasenG1439notοὐκoukG3756to liveζῆνzēnG2198.

5ὉHoG3588AndοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303he shook offG660the beastτὸ θηρίονto thērionG3588 G2342intoεἰςeisG1519the fireτὸ πῦρto purG3588 G4442,and feltἔπαθενepathenG3958noοὐδὲνoudenG3762harmκακόν.kakonG2556.

6οἱhoiG3588HowbeitδὲdeG1161they lookedπροσεδόκωνprosedokōnG4328when heαὐτὸνautonG846shouldμέλλεινmelleinG3195have swollenπίμπρασθαιpimprasthaiG4092,orἢēG2228fallen downκαταπίπτεινkatapipteinG2667deadνεκρόν·nekronG3498suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869:butδὲdeG1161after theyαὐτῶνautōnG846had lookedπροσδοκώντωνprosdokōntōnG4328ἐπὶepiG1909a great whileπολὺpoluG4183,andκαὶkaiG2532sawθεωρούντωνtheōrountōnG2334noμηδὲνmēdenG3367harmἄτοπονatoponG824comeγινόμενονginomenonG1096toεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846,they changed their mindsμεταβαλόμενοιmetabalomenoiG3328,and said thatἔλεγονelegonG3004heαὐτὸνautonG846wasG1510a godθεόν.¶theonG2316.

7τοῖςtoisG3588τὸνtonG3588δὲdeG1161InἘνEnG1722the sameἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565quartersτόπον τῷtopon tōG3588 G5117wereὑπῆρχενhupērchenG5225possessionsχωρίαchōriaG5564ofπερὶperiG4012the chief manπρώτῳprōtōG4413of the islandτῆς νήσου,tēs nēsouG3588 G3520, whosenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686was PubliusΠοπλίῳ,PopliōG4196;whoὃςhosG3739receivedἀναδεξάμενοςanadexamenosG324usG1473,and lodged usἐξένισεν.¶exenisenG3579threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250courteouslyφιλοφρόνωςphilophronōsG5390.

8AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,that the fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588 G3962of Publiusτοῦ Ποπλίουtou PopliouG3588 G4196layκατακεῖσθαι·katakeisthaiG2621sickσυνεχόμενονsunechomenonG4912of a feverπυρετοῖςpuretoisG4446andκαὶkaiG2532of a bloody fluxδυσεντερίῳdusenteriōG1420:toπρὸςprosG4314whomὃνhonG3739Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972entered inεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525,andκαὶkaiG2532prayedπροσευξάμενος,proseuxamenosG4336,and laidἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007his handsτὰς χεῖραςtas cheirasG3588 G5495on himαὐτῷ,autōG846,and healedἰάσατοiasatoG2390himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

9οἱhoiG3588SoG3767when thisΤούτουToutouG3778was doneγενομένουgenomenouG1096,othersλοιποὶloipoiG3062alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whichοἱhoiG3588hadἔχοντεςechontesG2192diseasesἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769inἐνenG1722the islandτῇ νήσῳtēa nēsōG3588 G3520,cameπροσήρχοντοprosērchontoG4334,andκαὶkaiG2532were healedἐθεραπεύοντο·etherapeuontoG2323:

10WhoοἳhoiG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532honouredἐτίμησανetimēsanG5091usG1473withmanyπολλαῖςpollaisG4183honoursτιμαῖςtimaisG5092;andκαὶkaiG2532when we departedἀναγομένοιςanagomenoisG321,they ladedἐπέθεντοepethentoG2007uswith such thingsτὰtaG3588as wereπρὸςprosG4314necessaryτὰς χρείας.¶tas chreiasG3588 G5532.

11AndδὲdeG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376we departedἀνήχθημενanēchthēmenG321inἐνenG1722a shipπλοίῳploiōG4143of AlexandriaἈλεξανδρίνῳ,AlexandrinōG222,which had winteredπαρακεχειμακότιparakecheimakotiG3914inἐνenG1722the isleτῇ νήσῳ,tēa nēsōG3588 G3520,whose signπαρασήμῳparasēmōG3902was Castor and PolluxΔιοσκούροις·DioskouroisG1359.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532landingκαταχθέντεςkatachthentesG2609atεἰςeisG1519SyracuseΣυρακούσαςSurakousasG4946,we tarriedἐπεμείναμενepemeinamenG1961therethreeτρεῖς,treisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

13And from thenceὅθενhothenG3606we fetched a compassG4022,and cameκατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenG2658toεἰςeisG1519RhegiumῬήγιονRhēgionG4484:andκαὶkaiG2532afterμετὰmetaG3326oneμίανmianG1520dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250the south windνότουnotouG3558blewἐπιγενομένουepigenomenouG1920,and we cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064the next dayδευτεραῖοιdeuteraioiG1206toεἰςeisG1519PuteoliΠοτιόλους·PotiolousG4223:

14WhereοὗhouG3757we foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,and were desiredπαρεκλήθημενpareklēthēmenG3870to tarryἐπιμεῖναιepimeinaiG1961withG1909themαὐτοῖςautoisG846sevenἑπτά·heptaG2033daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250:andκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we wentἤλθαμεν.ēlthamenG2064towardεἰςeisG1519Romeτὴν Ῥώμηνtēn RhōmēnG3588 G4516.

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