The word translated grain is in Greek a plural, generally taken to mean “food” rather than grain; but a number of translators understand it to mean grain (see Jerusalem Bible, Revised Standard Version).

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .