Acts

Acts 27:15–20

¹⁵Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.

¹⁶Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda,^d we barely managed to secure the lifeboat. ¹⁷After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor^e and were driven along.

¹⁸We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo. ¹⁹On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. ²⁰When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

Footnotes

d 27:16 NE, BYZ, and TR Clauda
e 27:17 Or the sails

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Acts 27:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Unable	δυναμένου	dynamenou	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular	G1410 I am powerful, am able
to head into	ἀντοφθαλμεῖν	antophthalmein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G503 I face, resist
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
wind	ἀνέμῳ	anemō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G417 the wind
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
ship	πλοίου	ploiou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4143 a ship, vessel
was caught up	συναρπασθέντος	synarpasthentos	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4884 I seize, drag by force
we gave way	ἐπιδόντες	epidontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1929 I hand in, give up, give way
let ourselves be driven along	ἐφερόμεθα	epherometha	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural	G5342 I carry, bear, bring, lead

Acts 27:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Passing to the lee	ὑποδραμόντες	hypodramontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5295 I run under shelter of
of a small	τι	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5100 any one, some one
island	Νησίον	Nēsion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3519 a little island
called	καλούμενον	kaloumenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2564 I call, invite, name
Cauda	Καῦδα	Kauda	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2802 Cauda, Clauda
we barely managed	ἰσχύσαμεν	ischysamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2480 I am strong, able
to secure	γενέσθαι	genesthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G1096 I come into being, am born
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
lifeboat	σκάφης	skaphēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4627 a boat

Acts 27:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After hoisting it up	ἄραντες	arantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G142 I raise, lift up
used	ἐχρῶντο	echrōnto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G5530 I use, make use of, deal with
ropes	βοηθείαις	boētheiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G996 assistance, a help
to undergird	ὑποζωννύντες	hypozōnnyntes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5269 I under-gird
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
ship	πλοῖον	ploion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4143 a ship, vessel
And	τε	te	Conjunction	G5037 and, both
fearing	φοβούμενοί	phoboumenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5399 I fear, am terrified
that	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
they would run aground	ἐκπέσωσιν	ekpesōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1601 I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
on	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
sandbars of Syrtis	Σύρτιν	Syrtin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4950 Syrtis, quicksand
they lowered	χαλάσαντες	chalasantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5465 I let down, lower
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
sea anchor	σκεῦος	skeuos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4632 a vessel to contain liquid, utensil, tackle
were driven along	ἐφέροντο	epheronto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G5342 I carry, bear, bring, lead

Acts 27:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
were tossed so	χειμαζομένων	cheimazomenōn	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5492 I am storm-tossed
violently	Σφοδρῶς	Sphodrōs	Adverb	G4971 exceedingly
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
next	ἑξῆς	hexēs	Adverb	G1836 next in order, the next day
began	ἐποιοῦντο	epoiounto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
to jettison the cargo	ἐκβολὴν	ekbolēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1546 a throwing out, a jettisoning

Acts 27:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
third	τρίτῃ	tritē	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G5154 third
they threw	ἔρριψαν	erripsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4496 I throw, cast, toss
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
ship’s	πλοίου	ploiou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4143 a ship, vessel
tackle	σκευὴν	skeuēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4631 tackle, fittings
with	αὐτόχειρες	autocheires	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G849 with one's own hand

Acts 27:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
neither	μήτε	mēte	Conjunction	G3383 nor, neither, not even
sun	ἡλίου	hēliou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2246 the sun, sunlight
nor	μήτε	mēte	Conjunction	G3383 nor, neither, not even
stars	ἄστρων	astrōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G798 a star
appeared	ἐπιφαινόντων	epiphainontōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2014 I appear, shine upon
for	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
many	πλείονας	pleionas	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Comparative	G4119 more, greater
days	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
and	τε	te	Conjunction	G5037 and, both
storm	χειμῶνός	cheimōnos	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5494 a tempest, the rainy season
continued to batter us	ἐπικειμένου	epikeimenou	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1945 I lie upon, am insistent
we abandoned	περιῃρεῖτο	periēreito	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4014 I strip off, cast off
all	πᾶσα	pasa	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
hope	ἐλπὶς	elpis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1680 hope, expectation
of	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
being saved	σῴζεσθαι	sōzesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G4982 I save, heal