Acts 27:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.”
Acts 27:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 27:2131 words
ΠολλῆςPollēsmany / much
τεtealso, and, both
ἀσιτίαςasitiasabstinence
ὑπαρχούσηςhyparchousēsafter, behave, live
τότεtotethat time, then
σταθεὶςstatheisabide, appoint, bring
ὁhothe
ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul, Paulus
ἐνenabout, after, against
μέσῳmesōamong, them, between
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
εἶπενeipensay
ἜδειEdeibind, be in bonds, knit
μένmeneven, indeed, so
ὦōOmega
ἄνδρεςandresfellow, husband, man
πειθαρχήσαντάςpeitharchēsantashearken, obey (magistrates)
μοιmoiI
μὴmēnot
ἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaibring (again, forth, up again)
ἀπὸapofrom
τῆςtēsthe
ΚρήτηςKrētēsCrete
κερδῆσαίkerdēsai(get) gain, win
τεtealso, and, both
τὴνtēnthe
ὕβρινhybrinharm, hurt, reproach
ταύτηνtautēnhe (it was that), hereof, it
καὶkaiand / also
τὴνtēnthe
ζημίανzēmiandamage, loss
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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