Acts 27:29 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.”
Acts 27:29 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 27:2916 words
φοβούμενοίphoboumenoi
τεtealso, and, both
μήmēnot
πουpouabout, a
certain place
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
τραχεῖςtracheisrock, rough
τόπουςtopouscoast, licence, place
ἐκπέσωμενekpesōmenbe cast, fail, fall (away
ἐκekfrom / out of
πρύμνηςprymnēshinder part, stern
ῥίψαντεςrhipsantescast (down, out), scatter abroad
ἀγκύραςankyrasanchor
τέσσαραςtessarasfour
ηὔχοντοēychontopray, will, wish
ἡμέρανhēmeranage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
γενέσθαιgenesthaiarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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