Acts
Acts 27:21
21After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| had gone | ὑπαρχούσης | hyparchousēs | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5225 I am, exist, am in possession |
| a long | Πολλῆς | Pollēs | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| time without food | ἀσιτίας | asitias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G776 abstinence, a fast |
| Paul | Παῦλος | Paulos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| stood up | σταθεὶς | statheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2476 I cause to stand, stand |
| among them | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Men | ἄνδρες | andres | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G435 a male human being, a man |
| you should have | Ἔδει | Edei | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1163 it is necessary, inevitable |
| followed my advice | πειθαρχήσαντάς | peitharchēsantas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3980 I obey one in authority |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| to sail | ἀνάγεσθαι | anagesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G321 I lead up, put to sea, set sail |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| Crete | Κρήτης | Krētēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2914 Crete |
| Then | τε | te | Conjunction | G5037 and, both |
| this | ταύτην | tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| disaster | ὕβριν | hybrin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5196 insult, damage, loss |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| loss | ζημίαν | zēmian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2209 damage, loss |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.