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Acts 27:32 — King James Version← Study notes

Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.


Acts 27:32Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 27:3212 words
GreekMeaning
τότεtote
ThenadverbG5119
ἀπέκοψανapekopsan
cut awayverbG609
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
στρατιῶταιstratiōtai
soldiersnounG4757
τὰta
thearticleG3588
σχοινίαschoinia
ropesnounG4979
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
σκάφηςskaphēs
lifeboatnounG4627
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἴασανeiasan
allowedverbG1439
αὐτὴνautēn
herpronounG846
ἐκπεσεῖνekpesein
to fall awayverbG1601
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 27:32

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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