Acts

Acts 27:42–43

⁴²The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom. ⁴³But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life , thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

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Acts 27:42

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	Τῶν	Tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
soldiers	στρατιωτῶν	stratiōtōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4757 a soldier
planned	βουλὴ	boulē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1012 counsel, deliberate wisdom
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
kill	ἀποκτείνωσιν	apokteinōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G615 I put to death, kill
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
prisoners	δεσμώτας	desmōtas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1202 a prisoner, captive
so none	μή	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
of them	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
could swim	ἐκκολυμβήσας	ekkolymbēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1579 I swim out
to freedom	διαφύγῃ	diaphygē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1309 I escape by flight

Acts 27:43

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
centurion	ἑκατοντάρχης	hekatontarchēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1543 a centurion
wanting	βουλόμενος	boulomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1014 I will, intend, desire
to spare	διασῶσαι	diasōsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1295 I save, bring safely to
Paul’s	Παῦλον	Paulon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
thwarted	ἐκώλυσεν	ekōlysen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2967 I prevent, hinder
their	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
plan	βουλήματος	boulēmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G1013 will, counsel, purpose
He commanded	ἐκέλευσέν	ekeleusen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2753 I command, order
those	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
who could	δυναμένους	dynamenous	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1410 I am powerful, am able
swim	κολυμβᾶν	kolymban	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2860 I swim
to jump overboard	ἀπορίψαντας	aporipsantas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G641 I throw away from, throw overboard
first	πρώτους	prōtous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4413 first, before
get	ἐξιέναι	exienai	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1826 I go out, depart
to	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
land	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land

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