Bible Verse Dictionary
Acts 28:7 - Courteously
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
|
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| same quarters | G4012 | περί |
[Preposition] properly through (all over) that is around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications of place cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality circuit: matter circumstance or general period) |
| were | G5225 | ὑπάρχω |
[Verb] to begin under (quietly) that is come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective participle adverb or preposition or as auxilliary to principal verb) |
| possessions | G5564 | χωρίον |
[Noun Neuter] a spot or plot of ground |
| of the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| chief man | G4413 | πρῶτος |
[Adjective] foremost (in time place order or importance) |
| of the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| island | G3520 | νῆσος |
[Noun Feminine] an island |
| whose name | G3686 | ὄνομα |
[Noun Neuter] a |
| was Publius | G4196 | Πόπλιος |
[Noun Masculine] apparently |
| who | G3739 | ὅς |
the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun who: which what that |
| received | G324 | ἀναδέχομαι |
[Verb] to entertain (as a guest) |
| us | G2248 | ἡμᾶς |
us |
| and lodged | G3579 | ξενίζω |
[Verb] to be a host (passively a guest); by implication be (make appear) strange |
| us | G2248 | ἡμᾶς |
us |
| three | G5140 | τρεῖς |
[Noun Feminine]
|
| days | G2250 | ἡμέρα |
[Noun Feminine] akin to the base of G1476) meaning tame that is gentle; day that is (literally) the time space between dawn and dark or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context) |
| courteously | G5390 | φιλοφρόνως |
[Adverb] with friendliness of mind that is kindly |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.