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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 27:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 27:2021 words
GreekMeaning
μήτεmēte
NeitherwordG3383
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ἡλίουhēliou
sunnounG2246
μήτεmēte
norwordG3383
ἄστρωνastrōn
starsnounG798
ἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōn
appearingverbG2014
ἐπὶepi
forprepositionG1909
πλείοναςpleionas
manyadjectiveG4183
ἡμέραςhēmeras
daysnounG2250
χειμῶνόςcheimōnos
tempestnounG5494
τεte
andwordG5037
οὐκouk
noadverbG3756
ὀλίγουoligou
smalladjectiveG3641
ἐπικειμένουepikeimenou
afflicted usverbG1945
λοιπὸνloipon
from then onadjectiveG3063
περιῃρεῖτοperiēreito
was abandonedverbG4014
ἐλπὶςelpis
hopenounG1680
πᾶσαpasa
alladjectiveG3956
τοῦtou
ofarticleG3588
σῴζεσθαιsōzesthai
being savedverbG4982
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 27:20

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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