Acts 27:40 — King James Version← Study notes
“And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.”
Acts 27:40 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 27:4024 words
καὶkaiand / also
τὰςtasthe
ἀγκύραςankyrasanchor
περιελόντεςperielontestake away
(up)
εἴωνeiōncommit, leave, let (alone)
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
θάλασσανthalassansea
ἅμαhamaalso, and, together
ἀνέντεςanentesforbear, leave, loose
τὰςtasthe
ζευκτηρίαςzeuktēriasband
τῶνtōnthe
πηδαλίωνpēdaliōnrudder
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπάραντεςeparantesexalt
self, poise (lift, take) up
τὸνtonthe
ἀρτέμωναartemōnamainsail
τῇtēthe
πνεούσῃpneousēblow
κατεῖχονkateichonhave, hold (fast), keep (in memory)
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
αἰγιαλόνaigialonshore
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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