Acts

Acts 27:20

²⁰When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

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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

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