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 27:42 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 27:4213 words
τῶνtōnthe
δὲdeand / but
στρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnsoldier
βουλὴboulē+ advise, counsel, will
ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
τοὺςtousthe
δεσμώταςdesmōtasprisoner
ἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinput to death, kill, slay
μήmēnot
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐκκολυμβήσαςekkolymbēsasswim out
διαφύγῃdiaphygēescape
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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