Acts 28:3
Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
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ASV
But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
KJV
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| συστρέψαντος | sustrepsantos | When having gathered | G4962 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| Παύλου | Paulou | Paul | G3972 → |
| φρυγάνων | phruganōn | of sticks | G5434 → |
| τι | ti | some | G5100 → |
| πλῆθος | plēthos | quantity | G4128 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἐπιθέντος | epithentos | having laid [them] | G2007 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| πυρὰν | puran | fire | G4443 → |
| ἔχιδνα | echidna | a viper | G2191 → |
| ἀπὸ | apo | out from | G575 → |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 → |
| θέρμης | thermēs | heat | G2329 → |
| ἐξελθοῦσα | exelthousa | having come | G1831 → |
| καθῆψεν | kathēpsen | fastened | G2510 → |
| τῆς | tēs | on the | G3588 → |
| χειρὸς | cheiros | hand | G5495 → |
| αὐτοῦ.¶ | autou | of him. | G846 → |
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