| 6. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Acts 28:6:1 ⧉οἱeethe Acts 28:6:2 ⧉δὲdebut Acts 28:6:3 ⧉προσδοκῶνprosthokonexpecting Acts 28:6:4 ⧉αὐτὸνaftonhim Acts 28:6:5 ⧉μέλλεινmelleento be about Acts 28:6:6 ⧉πίμπρασθαιpeemprastheto swell up Acts 28:6:7 ⧉ἢeeor Acts 28:6:8 ⧉καταπίπτεινkatapeepteento fall down Acts 28:6:9 ⧉ἄφνωafnosuddenly Acts 28:6:10 ⧉νεκρόνnekrondead Acts 28:6:11 ⧉ἐπὶepeefor Acts 28:6:12 ⧉πολλὴνpoleenmuch Acts 28:6:13 ⧉δὲdebut Acts 28:6:14 ⧉αὐτῶνaftonof them Acts 28:6:15 ⧉προσδοκώντωνprosthokontonwaiting Acts 28:6:16 ⧉καὶkeand Acts 28:6:17 ⧉θεωρούντωνtheoroontonseeing Acts 28:6:18 ⧉μηδὲνmeethennothing Acts 28:6:19 ⧉ἄτοπονatoponout of place Acts 28:6:20 ⧉εἰςeesto Acts 28:6:21 ⧉αὐτὸνaftonhim Acts 28:6:22 ⧉γινόμενον,yeenomenonhappening Acts 28:6:23 ⧉μεταβαλόμενοιmetavalomeneechanging Acts 28:6:24 ⧉ἔλεγονelegonthey were saying Acts 28:6:25 ⧉αὐτὸνaftonhim Acts 28:6:26 ⧉εἶναιeeneto be Acts 28:6:27 ⧉θεόν.theona god |
| 6. Formal Translation But they were expecting him to be about to swell up, or suddenly to fall down dead; and after a long expectation from them, as they were observing nothing unusual happening to him, having changed, they were saying that he was a god. |
| 6. Dynamic Translation They kept waiting for him to swell up or to drop dead all of a sudden. But after watching for a long time and seeing that nothing strange was happening to him, they changed their minds and started saying that he was a god. |