Acts

Acts 27:1–3

¹When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial^a Regiment. ²We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia,^b and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.

³The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.

Footnotes

a 27:1 Or Augustan
b 27:2 Literally sail to the places along Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.

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Acts 27:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	Ὡς	Hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
it was decided	ἐκρίθη	ekrithē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2919 I judge, decide, think good
we	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
would sail	ἀποπλεῖν	apoplein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G636 I sail away
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Italy	Ἰταλίαν	Italian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2482 Italy
Paul	Παῦλον	Paulon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
and	καί	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
some	τινας	tinas	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5100 any one, some one
other	ἑτέρους	heterous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2087 another, different
prisoners	δεσμώτας	desmōtas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1202 a prisoner, captive
were handed over	παρεδίδουν	paredidoun	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray
to a centurion	ἑκατοντάρχῃ	hekatontarchē	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G1543 a centurion
named	ὀνόματι	onomati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3686 name, character, reputation
Julius	Ἰουλίῳ	Iouliō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2457 Julius
Imperial	Σεβαστῆς	Sebastēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4575 august, venerated
Regiment	σπείρης	speirēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4686 a cohort

Acts 27:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We boarded	ἐπιβάντες	epibantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1910 I step on, mount, board
an Adramyttian	Ἀδραμυττηνῷ	Adramyttēnō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G98 belonging to Adramyttium
ship	πλοίῳ	ploiō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4143 a ship, vessel
about	μέλλοντι	mellonti	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Neuter Singular	G3195 I am about to
to sail	πλεῖν	plein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4126 I sail
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
ports	τόπους	topous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5117 a place
along	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
Asia	Ἀσίαν	Asian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G773 roughly the western third of Asia Minor
we put out to sea	ἀνήχθημεν	anēchthēmen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural	G321 I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Aristarchus	Ἀριστάρχου	Aristarchou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G708 Aristarchus
a Macedonian	Μακεδόνος	Makedonos	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3110 a Macedonian
from Thessalonica	Θεσσαλονικέως	Thessalonikeōs	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2331 Thessalonian
was	ὄντος	ontos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1510 I am, exist
with	σὺν	syn	Preposition	G4862 with
us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I

Acts 27:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	Τῇ	Tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
next	ἑτέρᾳ	hetera	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G2087 another, different
we landed	κατήχθημεν	katēchthēmen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural	G2609 I lead down, bring down
at	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Sidon	Σιδῶνα	Sidōna	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4605 Sidon
and	τε	te	Conjunction	G5037 and, both
Julius	Ἰούλιος	Ioulios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2457 Julius
treated	χρησάμενος	chrēsamenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5530 I use, make use of, deal with
Paul	Παύλῳ	Paulō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
with consideration	φιλανθρώπως	philanthrōpōs	Adverb	G5364 humanely, kindly
allowing	ἐπέτρεψεν	epetrepsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2010 I allow, permit
to visit	πορευθέντι	poreuthenti	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Dative Masculine Singular	G4198 I travel, journey, go
his	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
friends	φίλους	philous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5384 friendly, a friend
receive	τυχεῖν	tychein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G5177 I obtain, I happen, perhaps
care	ἐπιμελείας	epimeleias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1958 care, attention

Cross-references

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Acts 27:1 Acts 25:25 · Acts 25:12 · Acts 10:1 · Acts 27:11 · Acts 18:2 · Hebrews 13:24

Acts 27:2 Acts 19:29 · Colossians 4:10 · Philemon 1:24

Acts 27:3 Acts 24:23 · Acts 28:16 · Acts 27:43

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