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.
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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.