King James Version

Acts 28:5

And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenAndμένconjunction — “And”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.Andοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἀποτινάξαςapotinaxashe shook offἀποτινάσσω (apotinassō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he shook off”, a single actionG660I shake off.he shook offτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θηρίονthērionbeastθηρίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “beast”, the object formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.the beastεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πῦρpurfireπῦρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “fire”, the object formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.the fireἔπαθενepathenand feltπάσχω (paschō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and felt”, a single actionG3958I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer.and feltοὐδὲνoudennoοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “no”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.noκακόνkakonharmκακός (kakos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “harm”, the object formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.harm

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.

Young’s Literal Translation

he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil,

World English Bible

However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn’t harmed.

Darby Translation

He however, having shaken off the beast into the fire, felt no harm.

Douay-Rheims

And he indeed shaking off the beast into the fire, suffered no harm.

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