Acts
Acts 27:39
39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | Ὅτε | Hote | Adverb | G3753 when |
| daylight | ἡμέρα | hēmera | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| came | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| they did not recognize | ἐπεγίνωσκον | epeginōskon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1921 I come to know, discern, recognize |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| land | γῆν | gēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| but | δέ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| they sighted | κατενόουν | katenooun | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2657 I understand, perceive, consider |
| a | τινα | tina | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| bay | κόλπον | kolpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2859 bosom, bosom of a garment, a bay, gulf |
| with | ἔχοντα | echonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| a sandy beach | αἰγιαλὸν | aigialon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G123 sea-coast, beach |
| where | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| they decided | ἐβουλεύοντο | ebouleuonto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1011 I deliberate, take counsel |
| to run | ἐξῶσαι | exōsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1856 I drive out, expel, propel |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| ship | πλοῖον | ploion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4143 a ship, vessel |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| they could | δύναιντο | dynainto | Verb - Present Optative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
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