Acts 28:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 28:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
προσεδόκων
prosdokáō
G4328
to expect
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
μέλλειν
méllō
G3195
to be about
ἐμπιπρᾶσθαι
emprḗthō
G1714
to burn
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
καταπίπτειν
katapíptō
G2667
to fall down
ἄφνω
áphnō
G869
suddenly
νεκρόν
nekrós
G3498
dead
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
πολὺ
polýs
G4183
many
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
προσδοκώντων
prosdokáō
G4328
to expect
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
θεωρούντων
theōréō
G2334
to behold
μηδὲν
mēdeís
G3367
no one
ἄτοπον
átopos
G824
unbecoming
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
γινόμενον
gínomai
G1096
to become
μεταβαλλόμενοι
metabállō
G3328
to turn around
ἔλεγον
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
εἶναι
eimí
G1510
to be
θεόν
theós
G2316
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
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King James Version Public Domain
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But they were expecting him to begin to be inflamed or suddenly to fall down dead. But as they watched for a long time and saw nothing unusual happening to him, turning themselves around, they said he was a god.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).