Acts 28:6

6οἱButδὲthey were expectingπροσεδόκωνhimαὐτὸνto be aboutμέλλεινto become inflamedπίμπρασθαιorἢto fall downκαταπίπτεινsuddenlyἄφνωdeadνεκρόν.A whileἐπὶgreatπολὺhoweverδὲof themαὐτῶνwaitingπροσδοκώντωνandκαὶseeingθεωρούντωνnothingμηδὲνamissἄτοπονtoεἰςhimαὐτὸνhappeningγινόμενον,having changed their opinionμεταβαλόμενοιthey began declaringἔλεγονhimαὐτὸνto beεἶναιa godθεόν.

But they were expecting him to be about to become inflamed or suddenly to fall down dead. But [on] their waiting a great while and seeing nothing amiss happening to him, having changed their opinion, they began declaring him to be a god.

Vocab difficulty

84.9

Rare words

  • πίμπρασθαι

    πίμπρημι

    I swell, am inflamed.

  • καταπίπτειν

    καταπίπτω

    I fall down, fall prostrate.

  • ἄφνω

    ἄφνω

    suddenly.

  • ἄτοπον

    ἄτοπος

    (lit: out of place, unusual, unbecoming), improper, unrighteous, perverse.

  • μεταβαλόμενοι

    μεταβάλλομαι

    I change; mid: I change my mind.