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Acts 27:38 — King James Version← Study notes

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.


Acts 27:38Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 27:3812 words
GreekMeaning
κορεσθέντεςkoresthentes
Having been filledverbG2880
δὲde
thenwordG1161
τροφῆςtrophēs
with foodnounG5160
ἐκούφιζονekouphizon
they were lighteningverbG2893
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πλοῖονploion
shipnounG4143
ἐκβαλλόμενοιekballomenoi
casting outverbG1544
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
σῖτονsiton
wheatnounG4621
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
θάλασσανthalassan
seanounG2281
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 27:38

And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoisted up the mainsail to…

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