Acts 28:2

2οἵAndτεthe nativesβάρβαροιwere showingπαρεῖχονnot [just]οὐtheτὴνordinaryτυχοῦσανkindnessφιλανθρωπίανto usἡμῖν,Having kindledἅψαντεςforγὰρa fireπυρὰνthey receivedπροσελάβοντοallπάνταςof usἡμᾶςbecause ofδιὰtheτὸνrainὑετὸντὸνcoming onἐφεστῶταandκαὶbecauseδιὰof theτὸcoldψῦχος.

And the natives were showing not [just] the ordinary kindness to us. For having kindled a fire, they received all of us because of the rain setting in and because of the cold.

Vocab difficulty

84.2

Rare words

  • φιλανθρωπίαν

    φιλανθρωπία

    love of mankind, benevolence.

  • πυρὰν

    πυρά

    a fire, pile of burning fuel.

  • ψῦχος

    ψῦχος

    cold.