Acts

Acts 27:17

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.

Footnotes

e 27:17 Or the sails

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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

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