Acts
Acts 27:41
41But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| ship | ναῦν | naun | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3491 a ship, vessel |
| struck | περιπεσόντες | peripesontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4045 I fall into the midst of |
| a sandbar | τόπον | topon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5117 a place |
| ran aground | ἐπέκειλαν | epekeilan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2027 I force forward, run aground |
| The | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| bow | πρῷρα | prōra | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4408 the prow of a ship |
| stuck fast | ἐρείσασα | ereisasa | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2043 I stick fast |
| would not move | ἀσάλευτος | asaleutos | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G761 unshaken, immovable |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| stern | πρύμνα | prymna | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4403 the stern of a ship |
| was being broken up | ἐλύετο | elyeto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy |
| by | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| pounding | βίας | bias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G970 force, violence |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| waves | κυμάτων | kymatōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G2949 a wave |
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