Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. - Fear of 'dashing against the rocks' (epi cherson peripiptō, epi cherson peripiptō-'fall upon rocky ground') leads to dropping 'four anchors from the stern' (apo prymēs aphiēmi tessaras ankyras, apo prymēs aphiēmi tessaras ankyras-a nautical technique to prevent drifting toward reefs). 'Prayed for daylight' (euchomai hēmera ginomai, euchomai hēmera ginomai-'prayed for day to come') shows even pagan sailors turn to prayer at extremity. Luke shows the universal human response to mortal danger: invocation of the divine.

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