Acts 27:41 — King James Version← Study notes
“And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.”
Acts 27:41 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 27:4122 words
περιπεσόντεςperipesontesfall among (into)
δὲdeand / but
εἰςeisinto / to
τόπονtoponcoast, licence, place
διθάλασσονdithalassonwhere two seas meet
ἐπέκειλανepekeilan
τὴνtēnthe
ναῦνnaunship
καὶkaiand / also
ἡhēthe
μὲνmeneven, indeed, so
πρῷραprōraforepart(-ship)
ἐρείσασαereisasastick
fast
ἔμεινενemeinenabide, continue, dwell
ἀσάλευτοςasaleutoswhich cannot be
moved, unmovable
ἡhēthe
δὲdeand / but
πρύμναprymnahinder part, stern
ἐλύετοelyetobreak (up), destroy, dissolve
ὑπὸhypounder / by
τῆςtēsthe
βίαςbiasviolence
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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