KJV: And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
YLT: and it came to pass, the father of Publius with feverish heats and dysentery pressed, was laid, unto whom Paul having entered, and having prayed, having laid his hands on him, healed him;
Darby: And it happened that the father of Publius lay ill of fever and dysentery; to whom Paul entered in, and having prayed and laid his hands on him cured him.
ASV: And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him.
| ἐγένετο | It came to pass |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: γίνομαι Sense: to become, i. |
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| πατέρα | father |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: προπάτωρ Sense: generator or male ancestor. |
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| τοῦ | - |
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Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Ποπλίου | of Publius |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: Πόπλιος Sense: the chief magistrate of the island of Melita. |
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| πυρετοῖς | fevers |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Plural Root: πυρετός Sense: fiery heat. |
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| δυσεντερίῳ | dysentery |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular Root: δυσεντερία Sense: dysentery, bowel ailment. |
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| συνεχόμενον | oppressed with |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: συνέχω Sense: to hold together. |
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| κατακεῖσθαι | was lying |
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Parse: Verb, Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Root: κατάκειμαι Sense: to have lain down, i.e. to lie prostrate. |
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| πρὸς | toward |
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Parse: Preposition Root: πρός Sense: to the advantage of. |
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| ὃν | whom |
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Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: ὅς Sense: who, which, what, that. |
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| ὁ | - |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Παῦλος | Paul |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Παῦλος Sense: Paul was the most famous of the apostles and wrote a good part of the NT, the 4 Pauline epistles. |
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| εἰσελθὼν | having entered |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: εἰσέρχομαι Sense: to go out or come in: to enter. |
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| προσευξάμενος | having prayed |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Middle, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: προσεύχομαι Sense: to offer prayers, to pray. |
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| ἐπιθεὶς | having laid |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἐπιτίθημι Sense: in the active voice. |
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| χεῖρας | hands |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Plural Root: χείρ Sense: by the help or agency of any one, by means of any one. |
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| αὐτῷ | on him |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| ἰάσατο | healed |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἰάομαι Sense: to cure, heal. |
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Greek Commentary for Acts 28:8
Common verb for the sick (Mark 1:30; John 5:6). [source]
“Held together.” Common verb again for the sick as in Luke 4:38. Of fever (πυρετοις puretois). Instrumental case, and plural “fevers,” medical term for intermittent attacks of fever (Demosthenes, Lucian, medical writers). Dysentery Instrumental case also. Late form of the older ndusenterian and only here in N.T. Our very word dysentery. Another medical term of which Luke uses so many. Hippocrates often mentions these two diseases together. Laying his hands on him healed him (δυσεντερια epitheis tas cheiras autōi iasato auton). Either like the laying on of hands in James 5:14, the gift of healing (1 Corinthians 12:9.), or the tender interest of Jesus when he took hold of the hand of Peter‘s mother-in-law (Mark 1:31). Ramsay argues that επιτεις τας χειρας αυτωι ιασατο αυτον iaomai is employed here of the miraculous healing by Paul while ιαομαι therapeuō is used of the cures by Luke the physician (Acts 28:9). This is a general distinction and it is probably observed here, but in Luke 6:18 (which see) both verbs are employed of the healings by Jesus. Came and were healed Imperfect middle and imperfect passive. A regular stream of patients came during these months. Luke had his share in the honours, “us” Instrumental case. The word was often applied to payment for professional services as we today speak of an honorarium. They put on board Second aorist middle indicative of επετεντο epitithēmi to put on. The idea of “on board” is merely suggested by επιτιτημι anagomenois (when we sailed) “the things for our needs” (αναγομενοις ta pros tas chreias). [source]
Instrumental case, and plural “fevers,” medical term for intermittent attacks of fever (Demosthenes, Lucian, medical writers). [source]
Instrumental case also. Late form of the older ndusenterian and only here in N.T. Our very word dysentery. Another medical term of which Luke uses so many. Hippocrates often mentions these two diseases together. Laying his hands on him healed him (δυσεντερια epitheis tas cheiras autōi iasato auton). Either like the laying on of hands in James 5:14, the gift of healing (1 Corinthians 12:9.), or the tender interest of Jesus when he took hold of the hand of Peter‘s mother-in-law (Mark 1:31). Ramsay argues that επιτεις τας χειρας αυτωι ιασατο αυτον iaomai is employed here of the miraculous healing by Paul while ιαομαι therapeuō is used of the cures by Luke the physician (Acts 28:9). This is a general distinction and it is probably observed here, but in Luke 6:18 (which see) both verbs are employed of the healings by Jesus. Came and were healed Imperfect middle and imperfect passive. A regular stream of patients came during these months. Luke had his share in the honours, “us” Instrumental case. The word was often applied to payment for professional services as we today speak of an honorarium. They put on board Second aorist middle indicative of επετεντο epitithēmi to put on. The idea of “on board” is merely suggested by επιτιτημι anagomenois (when we sailed) “the things for our needs” (αναγομενοις ta pros tas chreias). [source]
Either like the laying on of hands in James 5:14, the gift of healing (1 Corinthians 12:9.), or the tender interest of Jesus when he took hold of the hand of Peter‘s mother-in-law (Mark 1:31). Ramsay argues that επιτεις τας χειρας αυτωι ιασατο αυτον iaomai is employed here of the miraculous healing by Paul while ιαομαι therapeuō is used of the cures by Luke the physician (Acts 28:9). This is a general distinction and it is probably observed here, but in Luke 6:18 (which see) both verbs are employed of the healings by Jesus. [source]
Imperfect middle and imperfect passive. A regular stream of patients came during these months. Luke had his share in the honours, “us” Instrumental case. The word was often applied to payment for professional services as we today speak of an honorarium. They put on board Second aorist middle indicative of επετεντο epitithēmi to put on. The idea of “on board” is merely suggested by επιτιτημι anagomenois (when we sailed) “the things for our needs” (αναγομενοις ta pros tas chreias). [source]
Instrumental case. The word was often applied to payment for professional services as we today speak of an honorarium. [source]
Second aorist middle indicative of επετεντο epitithēmi to put on. The idea of “on board” is merely suggested by επιτιτημι anagomenois (when we sailed) “the things for our needs” (αναγομενοις ta pros tas chreias). [source]
Lit., taken or holden. See on taken, Luke 4:38. [source]
Lit., fevers. This peculiarly medical use of the plural is confined to Luke in the New Testament. It denotes successive and varying attacks of fever. [source]
Only here in New Testament. Our word dysentery is nearly a transcript of it. Hippocrates often speaks of the two complaints in combination. [source]
See on Luke 6:19. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Acts 28:8
Rev., holden. So Wyc. See on Matthew 4:24. The word is used nine times by Luke, and only three times elsewhere. Paul uses it of the constraining of Christ's love (2 Corinthians 5:14), and of being in a strait (Philemon 1:23). In Acts 28:8, it is joined with fever, as here, and is a common medical term in the same sense. [source]
“Peter‘s house” (Matthew 8:14). “The house of Simon and Andrew” (Mark 1:29). Paul‘s reference to Peter‘s wife (1 Corinthians 9:5) is pertinent. They lived together in Capernaum. This house came also to be the Capernaum home of Jesus.Simon‘s wife‘s mother (πεντερα του Σιμωνος penthera tou Simōnos). The word πεντερα penthera for mother-in-law is old and well established in usage. Besides the parallel passages (Mark 1:30; Matthew 8:14; Luke 4:38) it occurs in the N.T. only in Luke 12:53. The corresponding word πεντερος pentheros father-in-law, occurs in John 18:13 alone in the N.T.Was holden with a great fever Periphrastic imperfect passive, the analytical tense accenting the continuous fever, perhaps chronic and certainly severe. Luke employs this verb nine times and only three others in the N.T. (Matthew 4:24 passive with diseases here; 2 Corinthians 5:14 active; Philemon 1:23 passive). In Acts 28:8 the passive “with dysentery” is like the construction here and is a common one in Greek medical writers as in Greek literature generally. Luke uses the passive with “fear,” Luke 8:37, the active for holding the hands over the ears (Acts 7:57) and for pressing one or holding together (Luke 8:45; Luke 19:43; Luke 22:63), the direct middle for holding oneself to preaching (Acts 18:5). It is followed here by the instrumental case. Hobart (Medical Language of Luke, p. 3) quotes Galen as dividing fevers into “great” (μεγαλοι megaloi) and “small” (σμικροι smikroi). [source]
Periphrastic imperfect passive, the analytical tense accenting the continuous fever, perhaps chronic and certainly severe. Luke employs this verb nine times and only three others in the N.T. (Matthew 4:24 passive with diseases here; 2 Corinthians 5:14 active; Philemon 1:23 passive). In Acts 28:8 the passive “with dysentery” is like the construction here and is a common one in Greek medical writers as in Greek literature generally. Luke uses the passive with “fear,” Luke 8:37, the active for holding the hands over the ears (Acts 7:57) and for pressing one or holding together (Luke 8:45; Luke 19:43; Luke 22:63), the direct middle for holding oneself to preaching (Acts 18:5). It is followed here by the instrumental case. Hobart (Medical Language of Luke, p. 3) quotes Galen as dividing fevers into “great” (μεγαλοι megaloi) and “small” (σμικροι smikroi). [source]