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Acts 27:30 — King James Version← Study notes

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,


Acts 27:30Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 27:3022 words
GreekMeaning
τῶνtōn
Of thearticleG3588
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ναυτῶνnautōn
sailorsnounG3492
ζητούντωνzētountōn
seekingverbG2212
φυγεῖνphygein
to fleeverbG5343
ἐκek
out ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
πλοίουploiou
shipnounG4143
καὶkai
andwordG2532
χαλασάντωνchalasantōn
having let downverbG5465
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
σκάφηνskaphēn
lifeboatnounG4627
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
θάλασσανthalassan
seanounG2281
προφάσειprophasei
under pretensenounG4392
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
πρῴρηςprōrēs
the bownounG4408
ἀγκύραςankyras
anchorsnounG45
μελλόντωνmellontōn
being aboutverbG3195
ἐκτείνεινekteinein
to cast outverbG1614
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 27:30

But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; and sounded, and found it twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. Then fearing lest they should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 53 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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