Acts
Acts 27:29
29Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fearing that | φοβούμενοί | phoboumenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5399 I fear, am terrified |
| we would run aground | ἐκπέσωμεν | ekpesōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G1601 I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away |
| on | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| rocks | τραχεῖς | tracheis | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5138 rough |
| they dropped | ῥίψαντες | rhipsantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4496 I throw, cast, toss |
| four | τέσσαρας | tessaras | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5064 four |
| anchors | ἀγκύρας | ankyras | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G45 an anchor |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| stern | πρύμνης | prymnēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4403 the stern of a ship |
| prayed for | ηὔχοντο | ēuchonto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G2172 I pray, wish |
| daybreak | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
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