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Acts 28:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
the barbarousb people
barbaros (Greek #915)
a foreigner (i.e. non-Greek)
KJV usage: barbarian(-rous).
Pronounce: bar'-bar-os
Origin: of uncertain derivation
showed
parecho (Greek #3930)
to hold near, i.e. present, afford, exhibit, furnish occasion
KJV usage: bring, do, give, keep, minister, offer, shew, + trouble.
Pronounce: par-ekh'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 2192
us
hemin (Greek #2254)
to (or for, with, by) us
KJV usage: our, (for) us, we.
Pronounce: hay-meen'
Origin: dative case plural of 1473
no
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
little
tugchano (Greek #5177)
akin to the base of 5088 through the idea of effecting; properly, to affect; or (specially), to hit or light upon (as a mark to be reached), i.e. (transitively) to attain or secure an object or end, or (intransitively) to happen (as if meeting with); but in the latter application only impersonal (with 1487), i.e. perchance; or (present participle) as adjective, usual (as if commonly met with, with 3756, extraordinary), neuter (as adverb) perhaps; or (with another verb) as adverb, by accident (as it were)
KJV usage: be, chance, enjoy, little, obtain, X refresh...self, + special. Compare 5180.
Pronounce: toong-khan'-o
Origin: probably for an obsolete τύχω (for which the middle voice of another alternate τεύχω (to make ready or bring to pass) is used in certain tenses
kindness
philanthropia (Greek #5363)
fondness of mankind, i.e. benevolence ("philanthropy")
KJV usage: kindness, love towards man.
Pronounce: fil-an-thro-pee'-ah
Origin: from the same as 5364
: for
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
they kindled
anapto (Greek #381)
to enkindle
KJV usage: kindle, light.
Pronounce: an-ap'-to
Origin: from 303 and 681
a fire
pura (Greek #4443)
a fire (concretely)
KJV usage: fire.
Pronounce: poo-rah'
Origin: from 4442
, and received
proslambano (Greek #4355)
to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)
KJV usage: receive, take (unto).
Pronounce: pros-lam-ban'-o
Origin: from 4314 and 2983
us
hemas (Greek #2248)
us
KJV usage: our, us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mas'
Origin: accusative case plural of 1473
d every one
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
, because
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
of the present
ephistemi (Greek #2186)
from 1909 and 2476; to stand upon, i.e. be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal); --assault, come (in, to, unto, upon), be at hand (instant), present, stand (before, by, over).
Pronounce: ef-is'-tay-mee
rain
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
huetos (Greek #5205)
rain, especially a shower
KJV usage: rain.
Pronounce: hoo-et-os'
Origin: from a primary ὕω (to rain)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
because
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
of the cold
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
psuchos (Greek #5592)
coolness
KJV usage: cold.
Pronounce: psoo'-khos
Origin: from 5594
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Rom. 1:14• 14I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent: (Rom. 1:14)
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Col. 3:11• 11wherein there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is everything, and in all. (Col. 3:11)
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Matt. 10:42• 42And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. (Matt. 10:42)
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Heb. 13:2• 2Be not forgetful of hospitality; for by it some have unawares entertained angels. (Heb. 13:2)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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barbarous.
Acts 28:4• 4And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, though saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed to live. (Acts 28:4)
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Rom. 1:14• 14I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent: (Rom. 1:14)
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1 Cor. 14:11• 11If therefore I do not know the power of the sound, I shall be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks a barbarian for me. (1 Cor. 14:11)
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Col. 3:11• 11wherein there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is everything, and in all. (Col. 3:11)
shewed.
Acts 27:3• 3And the next day we arrived at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and suffered him to go to his friends and refresh himself. (Acts 27:3)
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Lev. 19:18,34• 18Thou shalt not avenge thyself, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am Jehovah.
 34As one born among you shall the stranger who sojourneth with you be unto you; and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God. (Lev. 19:18,34)
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Prov. 24:11‑12• 11Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
 12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work. (Prov. 24:11‑12)
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Matt. 10:42• 42And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. (Matt. 10:42)
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Luke 10:30‑37• 30And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.
 31And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;
 32and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked at him and passed on on the opposite side.
 33But a certain Samaritan journeying came to him, and seeing him, was moved with compassion,
 34and came up to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and having put him on his own beast, took him to the inn and took care of him.
 35And on the morrow as he left, taking out two denarii he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt expend more, *I* will render to thee on my coming back.
 36Which now of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into the hands of the robbers?
 37And he said, He that shewed him mercy. And Jesus said to him, Go, and do *thou* likewise. (Luke 10:30‑37)
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Rom. 2:14‑15,27• 14For when those of the nations, which have no law, practise by nature the things of the law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves;
 15who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or else excusing themselves between themselves;)
 27and uncircumcision by nature, fulfilling the law, judge thee, who, with letter and circumcision, art a law-transgressor? (Rom. 2:14‑15,27)
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Heb. 13:2• 2Be not forgetful of hospitality; for by it some have unawares entertained angels. (Heb. 13:2)
because.
Ezra 10:9• 9Then were all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open space of the house of God, trembling because of the matter, and because of the pouring rain. (Ezra 10:9)
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John 18:18• 18But the bondmen and officers, having made a fire of coals (for it was cold), stood and warmed themselves; and Peter was standing with them and warming himself. (John 18:18)
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2 Cor. 11:27• 27in labour and toil, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. (2 Cor. 11:27)
• “The barbarians” The Romans like the Greeks applied the term to those who were, not savages, but speakers of a language strange to themselves. (“Acts 28:1-15” by W. Kelly)
• They lit not a “fire” merely, but one so large that the term employed is one usually applied to a funeral pyre (πυρά); as indeed would be needed to meet the urgent need of such a dripping crowd, with rain falling heavily, and severe cold. (“Acts 28:1-15” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But the barbariansc shewed us no common kindness; for, having kindled a fire, they took us all in because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.

JND Translation Notes

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* A name applied to all nations not of Greek or Roman descent and speaking a foreign language.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the barbariansa a showed us no common kindness, for they kindled a fire-heap and took us all in because of the then rain and because of the cold.

WK Translation Notes

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Or, "natives."