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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.

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ἘνenInἐνpreposition — “In”G1722in, on, among.Inδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.περὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τόπονtoponquartersτόπος (topos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “quarters”, the object formG5117a place, region, seat; an opportunity.quartersἐκεῖνονekeinonthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “that”, the object formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.ὑπῆρχενhupērchenwereὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “were”, an ongoing action in the pastG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.wereχωρίαchōriapossessionsχωρίον (chōrion)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “possessions”, the subject formG5564a place, piece of land, field, property, estate.possessionsτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πρώτῳprōtōof the chief manπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “of the chief man”, the to- or for-formG4413first, before, principal, most important.of the chief manτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νήσουnēsouof the islandνῆσος (nēsos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the island”, the of-formG3520an island.of the islandὀνόματιonomatiwhose name wasὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “whose name was”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.whose name wasΠοπλίῳpopliōPubliusΠόπλιος (poplios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Publius”, the to- or for-formG4196Publius, a governor of Malta.Publiusὃςhoswhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.whoἀναδεξάμενοςanadexamenosreceivedἀναδέχομαι (anadechomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “received”, a single actionG324I welcome, receive kindly; I undertake, assume the responsibility of.receivedἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usτρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “three”, the object formG5140three.threeἡμέραςhēmerasdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “days”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysφιλοφρόνωςphilophronōscourteouslyφιλοφρόνωςadverb — “courteously”G5390kindly, in a friendly manner.courteouslyἐξένισενexenisento hostξενίζω (xenizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to host”, a single actionG3579(a) I entertain a stranger, (b) I startle, bewilder.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And in the neighbourhood of that place were lands of the principal man of the island, by name Publius, who, having received us, three days did courteously lodge [us];

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius; who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in the neighbourhood of that place were lands of the principal man of the island, by name Publius, who, having received us, three days did courteously lodge [us];

World English Bible

Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and courteously entertained us for three days.

Darby Translation

Now in the country surrounding that place were the lands belonging to the chief man of the island, by name Publius, who received us and gave [us] hospitality three days in a very friendly way.

Douay-Rheims

Now in these places were possessions of the chief man of the island, named Publius, who receiving us, for three days entertained us courteously.

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