Kisah Para Rasul 28:5

28:5 However, ¹  Paul ²  shook ³  the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.

Kisah Para Rasul 28:7

28:7 Now in the region around that place ⁴  were fields belonging to the chief official ⁵  of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as guests for three days.

[28:5]  ¹ tn BDAG 737 s.v. οὖν 4 indicates the particle has an adversative sense here: “but, however.”

[28:5]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[28:5]  ³ tn Grk “shaking the creature off…he suffered no harm.” The participle ἀποτινάξας (apotinaxa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[28:7]  ⁴ tn BDAG 798 s.v. περί 2.a.γ states, “of nearby places…τὰ περὶ τὸν τὸπον the region around the place Ac 28:7.” The presence of ἐκεῖνον (ekeinon) results in the translation “that place.”

[28:7]  ⁵ tn That is, the chief Roman official. Several inscriptions have confirmed the use of πρῶτος (prwtos) as an administrative title used on the island of Malta for the highest Roman official. See further BDAG 852 s.v. Πόπλιος.