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Acts 27:16 — King James Version← Study notes

And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:


Acts 27:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 27:1612 words
GreekMeaning
νησίονnēsion
An IslandnounG3519
δέde
thenwordG1161
τιti
certainpronounG5100
ὑποδραμόντεςhypodramontes
having run underverbG5295
καλούμενονkaloumenon
being calledverbG2564
ΚαῦδαKauda
we were ablenounG2480
ἰσχύσαμενischysamen
be able, avail, can do(-not)verbG2480
μόλιςmolis
with difficultyadverbG3433
περικρατεῖςperikrateis
controladjectiveG4031
γενέσθαιgenesthai
to gainverbG1096
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
σκάφηςskaphēs
lifeboatnounG4627
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 27:16

And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; and the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 53 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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