| 4. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Acts 28:4:1 ⧉ὡςoswhen Acts 28:4:2 ⧉δὲdebut Acts 28:4:3 ⧉εἶδονeethonthey saw Acts 28:4:4 ⧉οἱeethe Acts 28:4:5 ⧉βάρβαροιvarvareenative people Acts 28:4:6 ⧉κρεμάμενονkremamenonhanging Acts 28:4:7 ⧉τὸtothe Acts 28:4:8 ⧉θηρίονtheereeoncreature Acts 28:4:9 ⧉ἐκekfrom Acts 28:4:10 ⧉τῆςteesthe Acts 28:4:11 ⧉χειρὸςkheeroshand Acts 28:4:12 ⧉αὐτοῦaftooof him Acts 28:4:13 ⧉πρὸςprosto Acts 28:4:14 ⧉ἀλλήλουςalleeloosone another Acts 28:4:15 ⧉ἔλεγονelehghonthey were saying Acts 28:4:16 ⧉Πάντωςpandoscertainly Acts 28:4:17 ⧉φονεύςfonevsa murderer Acts 28:4:18 ⧉ἐστινesteenis Acts 28:4:19 ⧉ὁothe Acts 28:4:20 ⧉ἄνθρωποςanthroposman Acts 28:4:21 ⧉οὗτοςootosthis Acts 28:4:22 ⧉ὃνonwhom Acts 28:4:23 ⧉διασωθένταtheeasothehntahaving been saved Acts 28:4:24 ⧉ἐκekfrom Acts 28:4:25 ⧉τῆςteesthe Acts 28:4:26 ⧉θαλάσσηςthalaseessea Acts 28:4:27 ⧉ἡeethe Acts 28:4:28 ⧉δίκηtheekeeJustice Acts 28:4:29 ⧉ζῆνzeento live Acts 28:4:30 ⧉οὐκooknot Acts 28:4:31 ⧉εἴασενeeasenallowed |
| 4. Formal Translation But when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer; though he has been saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.” |
| 4. Dynamic Translation When the local people noticed the animal clinging to his hand, they turned to each other and said, “Without question this man is a killer—although he escaped from the sea, Justice has not permitted him to survive.” |