Acts 28:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

Young's Literal Translation
and the foreigners were shewing us no ordinary kindness, for having kindled a fire, they received us all, because of the pressing rain, and because of the cold;

King James Bible
And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

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

islanders
βάρβαροι (barbaroi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 915: A foreigner, one who speaks neither Greek nor Latin; as adj: foreign. Of uncertain derivation; a foreigner.

showed
παρεῖχον (pareichon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3930: From para and echo; to hold near, i.e. Present, afford, exhibit, furnish occasion.

us
ἡμῖν (hēmin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

extraordinary
τυχοῦσαν (tychousan)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5177: (a) gen: I obtain, (b) absol: I chance, happen; ordinary, everyday, it may chance, perhaps.

kindness.
φιλανθρωπίαν (philanthrōpian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5363: Love of mankind, benevolence. From the same as philanthropos; fondness of mankind, i.e. Benevolence.

They kindled
ἅψαντες (hapsantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 681: To kindle, light. A primary verb; properly, to fasten to, i.e. to set on fire.

a fire
πυρὰν (pyran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4443: A fire, pile of burning fuel. From pur; a fire.

[and] welcomed
προσελάβοντο (proselabonto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4355: (a) I take to myself, (b) I take aside, (c) I welcome. From pros and lambano; to take to oneself, i.e. Use, lead, admit.

all
πάντας (pantas)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

of us
ἡμᾶς (hēmas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

because [it was]
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

raining
ὑετὸν (hyeton)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5205: Rain. From a primary huo; rain, especially a shower.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

cold.
ψῦχος (psychos)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5592: Cold. From psucho; coolness.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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