Acts
Acts 27:12
12Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| harbor | λιμένος | limenos | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3040 a harbor, port |
| was | ὑπάρχοντος | hyparchontos | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5225 I am, exist, am in possession |
| unsuitable | ἀνευθέτου | aneuthetou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G428 unsuitable, inconvenient |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| winter in | παραχειμασίαν | paracheimasian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3915 wintering |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| majority | πλείονες | pleiones | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - Comparative | G4119 more, greater |
| decided | βουλὴν | boulēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1012 counsel, deliberate wisdom |
| to sail | ἀναχθῆναι | anachthēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G321 I lead up, put to sea, set sail |
| on | ἐκεῖθεν | ekeithen | Adverb | G1564 thence, from that place |
| hoping that | εἴ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| somehow | πως | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| they could | δύναιντο | dynainto | Verb - Present Optative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| reach | καταντήσαντες | katantēsantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2658 I come down, arrive at, reach |
| Phoenix | Φοίνικα | Phoinika | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5405 Phoenix |
| to winter | παραχειμάσαι | paracheimasai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G3914 I pass the winter |
| a harbor | λιμένα | limena | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3040 a harbor, port |
| in Crete | Κρήτης | Krētēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2914 Crete |
| facing | βλέποντα | bleponta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G991 I look, see |
| southwest | λίβα | liba | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3047 the south-west wind |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| northwest | χῶρον | chōron | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5566 the north-west wind |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.