Acts 27:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Acts 27:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 27:1719 words
ἣνhēnwho / which
ἄραντεςarantestake up
βοηθείαιςboētheiaishelp
ἐχρῶντοechrōntoentreat, use
ὑποζωννύντεςhypozōnnyntesundergirt
τὸtothe
πλοῖονploionship(-ing)
φοβούμενοίphoboumenoi
τεtealso, and, both
μὴmēnot
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
ΣύρτινSyrtinquicksands
ἐκπέσωσινekpesōsinbe cast, fail, fall (away
χαλάσαντεςchalasanteslet down, strike
τὸtothe
σκεῦοςskeuosgoods, sail, stuff
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
ἐφέροντοepherontobe, bear, bring (forth)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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