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Acts 27:39 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Acts 27:39Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 27:3922 words
GreekMeaning
ὍτεHote
WhenwordG3753
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ἡμέραhēmera
daynounG2250
ἐγένετοegeneto
it wasverbG1096
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γῆνgēn
landnounG1093
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐπεγίνωσκονepeginōskon
they were recognizingverbG1921
κόλπονkolpon
a baynounG2859
δέde
howeverwordG1161
τιναtina
certainpronounG5100
κατενόουνkatenooun
they were noticingverbG2657
ἔχονταechonta
havingverbG2192
αἰγιαλὸνaigialon
a shorenounG123
εἰςeis
onprepositionG1519
ὃνhon
whichrelative pronounG3739
ἐβουλεύοντοebouleuonto
ifverbG1487
εἰei
forasmuch as, if, thatparticleG1487
δύναιντοdynainto
be ableverbG1410
ἐξῶσαιexōsai
drive out, thrust inverbG1856
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πλοῖονploion
shipnounG4143
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 27:39

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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