Acts 28:1
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And when we had escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita. But the barbarians shewed us no small courtesy.

the island.

Acts 27:26,44 And we must come unto a certain island. . . .

Context
Ashore on Malta
1And when we had escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita. But the barbarians shewed us no small courtesy. 2For kindling a fire, they refreshed us all, because of the present rain and of the cold.…
Cross References
Acts 13:6
And when they had gone through the whole island, as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesu:

Acts 27:1
And when it was determined that he should sail into Italy and that Paul, with the other prisoners, should be delivered to a centurion, named Julius, of the band Augusta,

Acts 27:26
And we must come unto a certain island.

Acts 27:39
And when it was day, they knew not the land. But they discovered a certain creek that had a shore, into which they minded, if they could, to thrust in the ship.

Lexicon
[Once]
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

we were safely ashore,
διασωθέντες (diasōthentes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1295: From dia and sozo; to save thoroughly, i.e. to cure, preserve, rescue, etc.

we learned
ἐπέγνωμεν (epegnōmen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1921: From epi and ginosko; to know upon some mark, i.e. Recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

the
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

island
νῆσος (nēsos)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3520: An island. Probably from the base of naus; an island.

was called
καλεῖται (kaleitai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.

Malta.
Μελίτη (Melitē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3194: Melita, now Malta. Of uncertain origin; Melita, an island in the Mediterranean.


Additional Translations
Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

And having been saved, we then found out that the island is called Malta.

And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.

And when we got safe [to land] we then knew that the island was called Melita.

And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.

And when they had escaped, then they knew that the isle was called Melita.

Our lives having been thus preserved, we discovered that the island was called Malta.

When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.

And having been saved, then they knew that the island is called Melita,
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