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4 So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.”
5 But he shook off the creature into the fire and asuffered no harm.  
6 However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and asaid that he was a god.  
7 In that region there was an estate of the1 leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days.  
8 And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and aprayed, and bhe laid his hands on him and healed him.  
9 So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed.
10 They also honored us in many aways; and when we departed, they provided such things as were bnecessary.  
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Acts 28:6

But they expected (oi de prosedokwn). Imperfect active, were expecting, continued to expect.

That he would have swollen (auton mellein pimprasqai). More exactly, "Expecting him to be about (or that he was about) to swell up." Pimprasqai is present middle infinitive from pimprhmi, to blow, to burn, to inflame, to cause to swell. Prhqw, to swell, seems connected and both use the aorist eprhsa. Our word "inflammation" likewise means a burning and a swelling. This verb is a common medical term used as Luke has it. It occurs here only in N.T.

Or fallen down dead suddenly (h katapiptein afnw nekron). Rather, "or was about to fall down dead suddenly." The two common results of a bite by a viper or other poisonous snake, both medical terms used by Luke.

But when they were long in expectation (epi polu de autwn prosdokwntwn). Genitive absolute. "But while they were expecting for much time."

Nothing amiss come to him (mhden atopon eiv auton ginomenon). "Nothing out of place coming to him" (present middle participle). Mhden the usual negative of the participle and the accusative case the object of qewrountwn (genitive absolute).

Changed their minds (metabalomenoi). Aorist middle (direct) participle of metaballw, old verb to turn about or around, turning themselves about, changing their minds. Plato uses this very verb in middle voice for changing the mind.

That he was a god (auton einai qeon). Accusative and infinitive in indirect discourse. At Lystra Paul was first received as a god (Mercury) and then they stoned him to kill him (Acts 14:11, Acts 14:19). So fickle is popular favour.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 28:6:

Luke 23:41
Acts 2:2
Acts 20:9
Acts 25:5
Hebrews 11:37

 

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