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Acts 27:42 — King James Version← Study notes

And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.


Acts 27:42Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 27:4213 words
GreekMeaning
τῶνtōn
Of thearticleG3588
δὲde
nowwordG1161
στρατιωτῶνstratiōtōn
soldiersnounG4757
βουλὴboulē
the plannounG1012
ἐγένετοegeneto
wasverbG1096
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
δεσμώταςdesmōtas
prisonersnounG1202
ἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsin
they may killverbG615
μή
lestwordG3361
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
ἐκκολυμβήσαςekkolymbēsas
having swum awayverbG1579
διαφύγῃdiaphygē
escapeverbG1309
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 27:42

And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. Acts 27:42 Again the devil tries to hinder the prophecy, and they had a mind to kill some, but the centurion suffered them not, that he might save Paul, so much was the centurion attached to him. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: and the rest,…

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