Acts 27:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.”
Acts 27:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 27:2021 words
μήτεmēteneither / lest
δὲdeand / but
ἡλίουhēliou+ east, sun
μήτεmēteneither / lest
ἄστρωνastrōnstar
ἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnappear, give light
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
πλείοναςpleionasmany / much
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
χειμῶνόςcheimōnostempest, foul weather, winter
τεtealso, and, both
οὐκouknot
ὀλίγουoligou+ almost, brief(-ly), few
ἐπικειμένουepikeimenouimpose, be instant, (be) laid (there-
λοιπὸνloipon
περιῃρεῖτοperiēreitotake away
(up)
ἐλπὶςelpishope
πᾶσαpasaall / every
τοῦtouthe
σῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiheal, preserve, save (self)
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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