Acts 27:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

With difficulty, we sailed along the coast and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μόλις τε παραλεγόμενοι αὐτὴν, ἤλθομεν εἰς τόπον τινὰ καλούμενον Καλοὺς Λιμένας· ᾧ ἐγγὺς ἦν πόλις Λασαία.

Transliteration

Molis paralegomenoi it, we ēlthomen to a certain topon kaloumenon Kalous Limenas, near which was polis Lasaia.

Grammar Details

• *molis*: adverb - hardly/with difficulty
• *paralegomenoi*: present participle, middle, nominative plural - sailing along/coasting
• *ēlthomen*: aorist active, 1st plural - we came/went
• *topon*: accusative, masculine, singular - place
• *kaloumenon*: present participle, passive, accusative singular - being called
• *Kalous Limenas*: accusative, masculine, plural - Fair Havens
• *polis*: nominative, feminine, singular - city

Word Meanings

• *molis*: with difficulty/hardly
• *paralegomenoi*: coasting along/sailing close to
• *ēlthomen*: we came/arrived at
• *topon kaloumenon*: place called/named
• *Kalous Limenas*: Fair Havens
• *polis Lasaia*: city of Lasea

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And, hardly passing it, came unto a ple which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And with difficulty passing it, came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and{G5037} with difficulty{G3433} coasting{G3881} along it{G846} we came{G2064} unto{G1519} a certain{G5100} place{G5117} called{G2564} Fair{G2568} Havens;{G2568} nigh{G1451} whereunto{G3739} was{G2258} the city{G4172} of Lasea.{G2996}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G5037}, hardly{G3433} passing{G3881}{(G5740)} it{G846}, came{G2064}{(G5627)} unto{G1519} a{G5100} place{G5117} which is called{G2564}{(G5746)} The fair{G2570} havens{G2568}{G3040}; nigh{G1451} whereunto{G3739} was{G2258}{(G5713)} the city{G4172} of Lasea{G2996}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and with moche worke sayled beyonde yt and came vnto a place called good porte. Nye whervnto was a citie called Lasea.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and came scarcely beyonde it. Then came we to a place, which is called Goodhauen, nye where vnto was the cite Lasea.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And with much adoe sayled beyond it, and came vnto a certaine place called the Faire hauens, neere vnto the which was the citie Lasea.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And with much worke sayled beyonde it, and came vnto a place wich is called the Fayre hauens, nye whervnto was the citie of Lasea.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city [of] Lasea.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and hardly passing it, we came to a certain place called `Fair Havens,' nigh to which was the city `of' Lasaea.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And sailing down the side of it, as well as we were able, we came to a certain place named Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.

• World English Bible (2000)

  With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.