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Barbarous people
From the Roman point of view, regarding all as barbarians who spoke neither Greek nor Latin. Not necessarily uncivilized. It is equivalent to foreigners. Compare Rom 1:14; 1Co 14:11. The inhabitants of Malta were of Carthaginian descent. “Even in the present day the natives of Malta have a peculiar language, termed the Maltese, which has been proved to be essentially an Arabic dialect, with an admixture of Italian” (Gloag).
No little (οὐ τυχοῦσαν)
See on special, Act 19:11. Rev., much better, “no common kindness.”
Kindness (φιλανθρωπίαν)
See on the kindred adverb courteously, Act 27:3.
Present rain (ὑετὸν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα)
Lit., which was upon us, or had set in. No mention of rain occurs up to this point in the narrative of the shipwreck. The tempest may thus far have been unattended with rain, but it is hardly probable.