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**when they were** = having.
**escaped** . Greek. *diasozo.* Same as in [Acts 27:43](../../../kjv/acts/27/43) , [Acts 27:44](../../../kjv/acts/27/44) . See [Matthew 14:36](../../../kjv/matthew/14/36) .
**they** . The texts read "we".
**knew** . Greek. *epiginosko* App-132 .
**island** . Greek. *nesos.* See [Acts 27:26](../../../kjv/acts/27/26) .
**Melita** = Malta It was in the jurisdiction of the Praetor of Sicily St. Paul's Bay, the traditional scene of the shipwreck, fulfils all the conditions.

**barbarous people** . Greek. *barbaros.* Elsewhere, [Acts 28:4](../../../kjv/acts/28/4) . Rom 1:14 . [1 Chronicles 3:11](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/3/11); [1 Chronicles 3:11](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/3/11) . The Greeks called all people who did not speak Greek barbarians, The Maltese were Phoenicians.
**no** = not. Greek. *ou.* App-105 .
**little** = ordinary, as in [Acts 19:11](../../../kjv/acts/19/11) .
**kindness** . Greek. *philanthropia.* App-135 .
**kindled** = having kindled. Greek. *anapto.* Only here, [Luke 12:49](../../../kjv/luke/12/49) . [James 3:5](../../../kjv/james/3/5) .
**fire** . Greek. *pura.* Only here, and in [Acts 28:3](../../../kjv/acts/28/3) .
**received** . Greek. *pro* slambano. See [Acts 17:5](../../../kjv/acts/17/5) .
**because of** . Greek. *dia* . App-104 .[Acts 28:2](../../../kjv/acts/28/2) .
**present** . Greek. *ephistemi.* Literally to come upon, as in [Luke 2:9](../../../kjv/luke/2/9) .
**cold** . Greek. *psuchos.* Only here, Joh 18:18 . [2 Corinthians 11:27](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/11/27) .

**gathered** . Greek. *sustrepho.* Only here.
**bundle** = multitude. Greek. *plethos.*
**sticks** . Greek. *phruganon* Only here.
**viper** . Greek. *echidna.* Only here, [Matthew 3:7](../../../kjv/matthew/3/7) ; [Matthew 3:12](../../../kjv/matthew/3/12) , Mat 3:34 ; [Matthew 23:33](../../../kjv/matthew/23/33) .[Luke 3:7](../../../kjv/luke/3/7) .
**out of** . Greek. *ek* . App-104 . but the texts read *apo* ( App-104 .)
**heat** . Greek. *therme.* Only here.
**fastened** . Greek. *kathapto.* Only here.

**saw** . Greek. *eidon.* App-133 .
**beast** . Greek. *therion.* See [Acts 11:6](../../../kjv/acts/11/6) .
**hang** = hanging.
**on** = from. Greek. *ek* . App-104 .
**among themselves** = to (Greek. *pros.* App-104 .) one another.
**man** . Greek. *anthropos.* App-123 .
**though he hath** . Literally having.
**the sea** = out of (Greek. *ek)* the sea.
**yet** . Omit.
**vengeance** . Greek. *he dike* . App-177 . The Greeks personified Justice, vengeance, and other ideas; as we do when we speak of Nemesis.

**And he** = He then indeed.
**shook off** . Greek. *apotinasso* . Only here, and [Luke 9:5](../../../kjv/luke/9/5) .
**felt** = suffered.
**no** = nothing. Greek. *oudeis.*
**harm** = evil. Greek. *kakos.* App-128 .

**Howbeit** = But.
**looked** = were expecting, or watching in expectation. Greek. *prosdokao.* App-133 .
**when** = that.
**should have** = was about to.
**swollen** = swell. Greek. *pimpremi* Only here.
**fallen down** . See [Acts 26:1](../../../kjv/acts/26/1) [Acts 26:4](../../../kjv/acts/26/4) .
**dead** = a corpse. Greek. *nekros.* App-139 .
**suddenly** . See [Acts 2:2](../../../kjv/acts/2/2) .
**a great while** = for (Greek. *epi* . App-104 .) much (time).
**saw** . Greek. *theoreo.* App-133 .
**no** = nothing. Greek. *medeis.*
**harm** = amiss. Greek. *atopos.* Only here, [Luke 23:41](../../../kjv/luke/23/41) . [2 Thessalonians 3:2](../../../kjv/2-thessalonians/3/2) .
**changed their minds** . Greek. *metaballomai.* Only here.
**god** . App-98 .

**In, &c** . = Now in (Greek. *en)* the parts about (Greek. *peri* . App-104 .) that place.
**were** . Greek. *huparcho* . See [Luke 9:48](../../../kjv/luke/9/48) .
**possessions** = lands. Greek. *chorion.* See [Matthew 26:36](../../../kjv/matthew/26/36) .
**chief man** = first. Greek. *protos.* This title has been found on an inscription.
**whose name was** = by name.
**received** . Greek. *anadechomai.* Only here and [Hebrews 11:17](../../../kjv/hebrews/11/17) .
**lodged** . Greek. *xenizo.* See [Acts 10:6](../../../kjv/acts/10/6) ; [Acts 21:16](../../../kjv/acts/21/16) .
**courteously** . Greek. *philophronos.* Only here. Compare [Acts 27:3](../../../kjv/acts/27/3) , and [1 Peter 3:8](../../../kjv/1-peter/3/8) .

**sick of** = taken with. Greek. *sunecho.* See [Luke 4:38](../../../kjv/luke/4/38) .
**a fever** = fevers. Greek. *puretos.* Elsewhere [Matthew 8:15](../../../kjv/matthew/8/15) .[Mark 1:31](../../../kjv/mark/1/31) .[Luke 4:38](../../../kjv/luke/4/38) , [Luke 4:39](../../../kjv/luke/4/39) . [John 4:52](../../../kjv/john/4/52) . Always in singular. But found in plural in medical works. Perhaps to convey the idea of severity which is expressed by "great" in [Luke 4:38](../../../kjv/luke/4/38) . or of their recurrence bloody flux. Greek. *duaenteria.* Hence Engl, dysentery. Only here
**prayed** . Greek. *proseuchomai.* App-134 .
**healed** . Greek. *iaomai.* See [Luke 6:17](../../../kjv/luke/6/17) .

**So** = But.
**others** = the rest. App-124 .
**diseases** . Greek. *astheneia.* See [Matthew 8:17](../../../kjv/matthew/8/17) . [John 11:4](../../../kjv/john/11/4) .
**healed** . Greek. *therapeuo.* See [Luke 6:18](../../../kjv/luke/6/18) and App-137 .

**also honoured, &c** . = honoured us with many honours also.
**departed** = sailed. Greek. *anago.* See "loosed" ([Acts 13:13](../../../kjv/acts/13/13) ).
**laded us with** = laid on us.
**such things, &c** . = the things for (Greek. *pros.* App-104 .) the need (Greek. chreia). The texts read "needs". Compare [Philippians 1:4](../../../kjv/philippians/1/4) , [Philippians 1:16](../../../kjv/philippians/1/16) .

**ship of Alexandria** . Another corn ship.
**wintered** . Greek. *paracheimazo.* See [Acts 27:12](../../../kjv/acts/27/12) .
**whose sign, &c** . = with sign the Dioscuri.
**sign** . Greek. *parasemos.* Only here. Literally signed or marked.
**Castor and Pollux.** Greek. *Dioskouroi.* Literally sons of Zeus. These twin sons of Zeus and Leda were deified and their names given to the bright stars in the constellation Gemini. They were regarded as the patron deities of sailors. The "sign" was carried on the prow of the vessel, after the manner of our "figure-heads".

**landing** . Greek. *katago.* See [Acts 21:3](../../../kjv/acts/21/3) .
**Syracuse** . An important town in Sicily (S. E.), still bearing the same name.
**tarried** . Greek. *epimeno.* See [Acts 10:48](../../../kjv/acts/10/48) .

**fetched a compass** = having tacked about. Greek. *perierchomai.* See [Acts 19:13](../../../kjv/acts/19/13) . Figure of speech *Idioma.* App-6 .
**and came** = arrived. Greek. *katantao.* See [Acts 16:1](../../../kjv/acts/16/1) .
**Rhegium** . Now Reggio, on the Straits of Messina.
**the south wind blew, and** = a south wind having sprung up. Greek. *epiginomai.* Only here.
**the next day** = the second day. Greek. *deuteraios.* Only here.
**Puteoli** . On the Bay of Naples. It was here Josephus and his shipwrecked companions were landed. Now *Pozzuoli.*

**desired** = entreated. Greek. *parakaleo.* App-134 .
**with** . Greek. *epi* . App-104 ., but the texts read *para* (xii. 2).
**went** = came.
**toward** . Greek. *eis* . App-104 . Rome was used in a more extended sense here than in [Acts 28:16](../../../kjv/acts/28/16) .

**of us** = the things (i.e. the news) concerning (Greek. *peri)* us.
**to meet us** . Literally for (Greek. *eis)* meeting (Greek. *apantesis.* See [Matthew 25:1](../../../kjv/matthew/25/1) ) us.
**Appii forum** . The market of Appius, a small town on the Appian Way, forty-three miles from Rome.
**The three taverns** . About ten miles further on. taverns. Greek. *taberne* transliterated from Latin. *taberna.* Only here.
**thanked** . Greek. *eucharisteo.* See [Acts 27:35](../../../kjv/acts/27/35) .
**God** . App-98 .
**courage** . Greek. *tharsos.* Only here. Compare [Acts 23:11](../../../kjv/acts/23/11) .

**Home** . Compare [Acts 19:21](../../../kjv/acts/19/21) ; [Acts 23:11](../../../kjv/acts/23/11) . The purpose was fulfilled, but perhaps not in the way Paul expected.
**centurion** . Greek. *hekatontarchos.* See [Acts 21:32](../../../kjv/acts/21/32) . Most texts omit this clause.
**delivered** . Greek. *paradidomi.* See [Acts 3:13](../../../kjv/acts/3/13) .
**captain of the guard** . Greek. *stratopedarches.* Only here. Probably the Protect of the Praetorians.
**Paul was suffered** . Literally it was permitted (Greek. *epitrepo.* See [Acts 26:1](../../../kjv/acts/26/1) ) Paul.
**dwell** . Greek. *meno* . See p. 1511.
**kept** = guarded. He was chained by the wrist to the prisoner. Paul speaks of this chain in [Acts 28:20](../../../kjv/acts/28/20) . [Ephesians 6:20](../../../kjv/ephesians/6/20) . [Philippians 1:1](../../../kjv/philippians/1/1) , [Philippians 1:7](../../../kjv/philippians/1/7) , [Philippians 1:13](../../../kjv/philippians/1/13) , [Philippians 1:14](../../../kjv/philippians/1/14) , [Philippians 1:16](../../../kjv/philippians/1/16) . [Colossians 4:18](../../../kjv/colossians/4/18) . [Philemon 1:10](../../../kjv/philemon/1/10) , [Philemon 1:13](../../../kjv/philemon/1/13) .

**chief** = first, as in [Acts 28:7](../../../kjv/acts/28/7) .
**unto** . Greek. *pros* . App-104 .
**Men, &c** . See [Acts 1:16](../../../kjv/acts/1/16) .
**nothing** . Greek. *oudeis.*
**people** . Greek. *laos.* See [Acts 2:47](../../../kjv/acts/2/47) .
**customs of our fathers** = the ancestral customs.
**customs** . Greek. *eth* o *s* . See [Acts 6:14](../../../kjv/acts/6/14) .
**of our fathers** . Greek. *patroos.* See [Acts 22:3](../../../kjv/acts/22/3) .
**prisoner** . See [Acts 25:14](../../../kjv/acts/25/14) .

**examined** . Greek. *anakrino.* App-122 .
**would have** = were wishing to. Greek. *boulomai.* App-102 .
**let . . . go** . Greek. *apoluo* . App-174 .
**cause** . Greek. *aitia,* as in [Acts 25:27](../../../kjv/acts/25/27) .

**spake against** . Greek. *antilego.* See [Acts 13:45](../../../kjv/acts/13/45) .
**constrained** . Greek. *anankazo.* See [Acts 26:11](../../../kjv/acts/26/11) (the only other occurance in Acts).
**appeal unto** . Greek. *epikaleomai.* See [Acts 25:11](../../../kjv/acts/25/11) .
**accuse** . Greek. *kategoreo.* See [Acts 22:30](../../../kjv/acts/22/30) .
**nation** . Greek. *ethnos.*

**called for** . Greek. *parakaleo,* as in [Acts 28:14](../../../kjv/acts/28/14) .
**speak with** . Greek. *proslaleo.* See [Acts 13:43](../../../kjv/acts/13/43) .
**for** . Greek. *henek* e *n* . First occurance. [Matthew 5:10](../../../kjv/matthew/5/10) (for the sake of).
**the hope of Israel** = the Messiah whom Israel hoped for. Figure of speech *Metonymy,* App-6 .
**bound with** . Greek. *perikeimai.* Only here, [Mark 9:42](../../../kjv/mark/9/42) .[Luke 17:2](../../../kjv/luke/17/2) .[Hebrews 5:2](../../../kjv/hebrews/5/2) ; [Hebrews 12:1](../../../kjv/hebrews/12/1) .

**neither** . Greek. *oute.*
**letters** . Greek. *gramma,* a letter of the alphabet. In plural "writings". This and [Galatians 1:6](../../../kjv/galatians/1/6) , [Galatians 1:11](../../../kjv/galatians/1/11) are the only places where it is used of an epistle, the usual word being *epistole.*
**out of** = from. Greek. *apo.* App-104 .
**concerning** . Greek. *peri.* App-104 .
**shewed** = reported. Greek. *apangello.* See [Acts 4:23](../../../kjv/acts/4/23) .
**spake** . Greek. *laleo* . App-121 .
**any harm** = anything evil (Greek. *poneros.* App-128 .)

**desire** = think it right. Greek. *axioo.* See [Acts 15:38](../../../kjv/acts/15/38) .
**of** = from. Greek. *para* . App-104 .
**as, &c** . = concerning this sect indeed.
**sect** . Greek. *hairesis.* . See [Acts 5:17](../../../kjv/acts/5/17) .
**we know** = it is known (Greek. *gnos* to *s* . See [Acts 1:19](../../../kjv/acts/1/19) ) to us.

**appointed** = arranged. Greek. *tasso.* See [Acts 13:48](../../../kjv/acts/13/48) .
**lodging** . Greek. *xenia.* Only here and [Philemon 1:22](../../../kjv/philemon/1/22) . Compare [Acts 10:6](../../../kjv/acts/10/6) ; [Acts 21:16](../../../kjv/acts/21/16) .
**expounded** . Greek. *ektithemi.* See [Acts 7:21](../../../kjv/acts/7/21) .
**testified** . Greek. *diamarturomai.* See [Acts 2:40](../../../kjv/acts/2/40) . Ninth and last occurance in Acts.
**kingdom of God** . The Messianic kingdom was the subject. The mention of the Lord Jesus, and the law of Moses, and the prophets, establishes this. See App-114 .
**persuading** . Greek. *peitho.* App-150 .
**Jesus** . App-98 .
**Moses** . Nineteenth occurance in Acts. See [Matthew 8:4](../../../kjv/matthew/8/4) .
**prophet** . App-189 .
**till** . Greek. *heos* .
**evening** . Greek. *hespera.* See [Acts 4:3](../../../kjv/acts/4/3) .

**believed** = were persuaded of. Greek. *peitho,* as in [Acts 28:23](../../../kjv/acts/28/23) .
**believed not** = were disbelieving. Greek. *apisteo.* Elsewhere, [Mark 16:11](../../../kjv/mark/16/11) , [Mark 16:16](../../../kjv/mark/16/16) . [Luke 24:11](../../../kjv/luke/24/11) , [Luke 24:41](../../../kjv/luke/24/41) .[Romans 3:3](../../../kjv/romans/3/3) . [2 Timothy 2:13](../../../kjv/2-timothy/2/13) .

**when they agreed not** = being out of harmony. Greek. *asumphonos.* Only here. See [Acts 5:9](../../../kjv/acts/5/9) ; [Acts 15:15](../../../kjv/acts/15/15) .
**departed** . Literally were being sent away. App-174 . The imperfect suggests that the chief men ([Acts 28:17](../../../kjv/acts/28/17) ) broke up the meeting and sent the rest away lest they should be convinced.
**after that, &c** . = Paul having spoken.
**word** Greek. *rhama* . See [Mark 9:32](../../../kjv/mark/9/32) .
**Well** = Rightly.
**the Holy Ghost** = the Holy Spirit. App-101 .
**by** = through. Greek. *dia* . App-104 .[Acts 28:1](../../../kjv/acts/28/1) .
**Esaias** = Isaiah. See [Acts 8:28](../../../kjv/acts/8/28) , [Acts 8:30](../../../kjv/acts/8/30) . The quotation is from [Acts 6:9](../../../kjv/acts/6/9) , [Acts 6:10](../../../kjv/acts/6/10) . This is the third occasion of the quotation of these words. See [Matthew 13:14](../../../kjv/matthew/13/14) , [Matthew 13:15](../../../kjv/matthew/13/15) .[John 12:40](../../../kjv/john/12/40) .
**our** . The texts read "your".

**Hearing** = In hearing. Greek. *ak* o *e* . Compare [Acts 17:20](../../../kjv/acts/17/20) .
**not** = by no means. Greek. *ou me.* App-105 .
**understand** . Greek. *suniemi.* Compare App-132 .
**seeing . . . see** . Greek. *blepo* . App-133 .
**perceive** . Greek. *eidon.* App-133 . Figure of speech *Polyptoton.* App-6 .

**is waxed gross** = has become fat. Greek. *pachunomai.* Only here and [Matthew 13:15](../../../kjv/matthew/13/15) .
**their ears, &c** . = with their ears they hear heavily.
**closed** . Greek. *kammuo* . Only here and [Matthew 13:15](../../../kjv/matthew/13/15) .
**lest** = lest at any time. Greek. *mepote.*
**be converted** = turn again. Greek. *epistrepho.* See [Acts 3:19](../../../kjv/acts/3/19) .

**unto** = to.
**Salvation** . Greek. *soterion* . Elsewhere, [Luke 2:30](../../../kjv/luke/2/30) (which see); [Acts 3:6](../../../kjv/acts/3/6) . [Ephesians 6:17](../../../kjv/ephesians/6/17) . The more usual *soteria* occ [Acts 13:26](../../../kjv/acts/13/26) , &c.
**is sent** = was sent. Greek. *apostelo.* App-174 .
**Gentiles** . Greek. *ethnos.*

**words** = things. The texts omit this verse.
**and had** = having.
**reasoning** = disputation. Greek. *suzetesis.* See [Acts 15:2](../../../kjv/acts/15/2) .

**dwelt** . Greek. *meno,* as in [Acts 28:16](../../../kjv/acts/28/16) , but texts read *em* - *me* no (continue) as in [Acts 14:22](../../../kjv/acts/14/22) .
**two . . . years** . Greek. *dietia* . See [Acts 24:27](../../../kjv/acts/24/27) . This was 61-63 A.D.
**hired house** . Greek. *misthoma.* Only here. Probably the means for this were provided by the Philippians ([Philippians 1:4](../../../kjv/philippians/1/4) , [Philippians 1:10-20](../../../kjv/philippians/1/10-20) ) and other believers.
**received** = received freely. Greek. *apodechomai.* See [Acts 2:41](../../../kjv/acts/2/41) .

**Preaching** . Greek. *kerusso* . App-121 .
**which concern** = concerning. Greek. *peri* . App-104 .
**the Lord** . App-98 .
**Jesus Christ** . App-98 .
**confidence** = boldness. Greek. *parrhesia* . See [Acts 4:13](../../../kjv/acts/4/13) .
**no man, &c** . = unhindered. Greek. *akolutos* . Only here.
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