Acts 28:3
3Having gatheredσυστρέψαντοςnowδὲτοῦPaulΠαύλουof sticksφρυγάνωνaτιquantityπλῆθοςandκαὶhaving laid [them]ἐπιθέντοςonἐπὶtheτὴνfireπυράν,a viperἔχιδναout fromἀπὸtheτῆςheatθέρμηςhaving comeἐξελθοῦσαfastenedκαθῆψεon theτῆςhandχειρὸςof himαὐτοῦ.
Now [on] Paul having gathered a multitude of sticks and having laid [them] on the fire, a viper, having come out from the heat, fastened [itself] on his hand.
Vocab difficulty
90.9
Rare words
συστρέψαντος
συστρέφω
I roll or gather together.
φρυγάνων
φρύγανον
a dry stick for burning.
πυράν
πυρά
a fire, pile of burning fuel.
θέρμης
θέρμη
heat.
καθῆψε
καθάπτω
I lay hold of, fasten on to, seize, attack.