Acts 27:15-20 : 15 {
"verseID": "Acts.27.15",
"source": "Συναρπασθέντος δὲ τοῦ πλοίου, καὶ μὴ δυναμένου ἀντοφθαλμεῖν τῷ ἀνέμῳ, ἐπιδόντες ἐφερόμεθα.",
"text": "And the ship having been *synarpasthentos*, and not *dynamenos antophthalmein* the *anemō*, *epidontes* we *epherometha*.",
"grammar": {
"*synarpasthentos*": "aorist participle, passive, genitive singular - having been caught/seized",
"*dynamenos*": "present participle, middle, nominative singular - being able",
"*antophthalmein*": "present infinitive, active - to face/look into the eye",
"*anemō*": "dative, masculine, singular - wind",
"*epidontes*": "aorist participle, active, nominative plural - having given up",
"*epherometha*": "imperfect passive, 1st plural - we were being carried/driven"
},
"variants": {
"*synarpasthentos*": "having been caught/seized/carried away",
"*dynamenos antophthalmein*": "being able to face/bear up against",
"*epidontes*": "having given up/yielded",
"*epherometha*": "we were being carried/driven along"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Acts.27.16",
"source": "Νησίον δέ τι ὑποδραμόντες καλούμενον Κλαύδην, μόλις ἰσχύσαμεν περικρατεῖς γενέσθαι τῆς σκάφης:",
"text": "And *hypodramontes* a certain small island *kaloumenon* *Klaudēn*, we *molis ischysamen* *perikrateis genesthai* of the *skaphēs*:",
"grammar": {
"*hypodramontes*": "aorist participle, active, nominative plural - having run under",
"*kaloumenon*": "present participle, passive, accusative singular - being called",
"*molis*": "adverb - with difficulty/hardly",
"*ischysamen*": "aorist active, 1st plural - we were able/strong enough",
"*perikrateis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - masters/in control",
"*genesthai*": "aorist infinitive, middle - to become",
"*skaphēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - boat/skiff"
},
"variants": {
"*hypodramontes*": "having run under the lee of",
"*Klaudēn*": "Clauda (island)",
"*molis ischysamen*": "we were hardly/scarcely able",
"*perikrateis genesthai*": "to become masters/secure/control",
"*skaphēs*": "small boat/ship's boat/dinghy"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Acts.27.17",
"source": "Ἣν ἄραντες, βοηθείαις ἐχρῶντο, ὑποζωννύντες τὸ πλοῖον· φοβούμενοί τε μὴ εἰς τὴν σύρτην ἐκπέσωσιν, χαλάσαντες τὸ σκεῦος, οὕτως ἐφέροντο.",
"text": "Which having *arantes*, they *echrōnto* *boētheiais*, *hypozōnnyntes* the ship; and *phoboumenoi* lest they *ekpesōsin* into the *syrtēn*, having *chalasantes* the *skeuos*, thus they *epheronto*.",
"grammar": {
"*arantes*": "aorist participle, active, nominative plural - having lifted/taken up",
"*echrōnto*": "imperfect middle, 3rd plural - they were using",
"*boētheiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - helps/supports",
"*hypozōnnyntes*": "present participle, active, nominative plural - undergirding",
"*phoboumenoi*": "present participle, middle, nominative plural - fearing",
"*ekpesōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, active, 3rd plural - they might fall/run aground",
"*syrtēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sandbank/Syrtis",
"*chalasantes*": "aorist participle, active, nominative plural - having lowered",
"*skeuos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - gear/equipment/vessel",
"*epheronto*": "imperfect passive, 3rd plural - they were being carried"
},
"variants": {
"*arantes*": "having taken up/hoisted",
"*echrōnto boētheiais*": "they used helps/supporting measures",
"*hypozōnnyntes*": "undergirding/frapping",
"*phoboumenoi*": "fearing/being afraid",
"*ekpesōsin*": "they might run aground/fall",
"*syrtēn*": "Syrtis (dangerous sandbanks off North Africa)",
"*chalasantes to skeuos*": "having lowered the gear/sail/tackle",
"*epheronto*": "they were driven/carried along"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Acts.27.18",
"source": "Σφοδρῶς δὲ χειμαζομένων ἡμῶν, τῇ ἑξῆς ἐκβολὴν ἐποιοῦντο·",
"text": "And we being *sphodrōs cheimazomenōn*, on the next [day] they *epoiounto ekbolēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*sphodrōs*": "adverb - violently/severely",
"*cheimazomenōn*": "present participle, passive, genitive plural - being storm-tossed",
"*epoiounto*": "imperfect middle, 3rd plural - they were making/doing",
"*ekbolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - jettison/throwing out"
},
"variants": {
"*sphodrōs cheimazomenōn*": "being violently storm-tossed",
"*epoiounto ekbolēn*": "they began to jettison/throw overboard"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Acts.27.19",
"source": "Καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ αὐτόχειρες τὴν σκευὴν τοῦ πλοίου ἐρρίψαμεν.",
"text": "And on the third [day] *autocheires* we *erripsamen* the *skeuēn* of the ship.",
"grammar": {
"*autocheires*": "nominative, masculine, plural - with their own hands",
"*erripsamen*": "aorist active, 1st plural - we threw/cast away",
"*skeuēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - equipment/gear/tackle"
},
"variants": {
"*autocheires*": "with own hands/ourselves",
"*erripsamen*": "we threw off/cast away",
"*skeuēn*": "tackle/gear/equipment"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Acts.27.20",
"source": "Μήτε δὲ ἡλίου μήτε ἄστρων ἐπιφαινόντων ἐπὶ πλείονας ἡμέρας, χειμῶνός τε οὐκ ὀλίγου ἐπικειμένου, λοιπὸν περιῃρεῖτο πᾶσα ἐλπὶς τοῦ σῴζεσθαι ἡμᾶς.",
"text": "And neither *hēliou* nor *astrōn epiphainontōn* for many *hēmeras*, and no small *cheimōnos epikeimenoi*, all *elpis tou sōzesthai* us was *periēreito loipon*.",
"grammar": {
"*hēliou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - sun",
"*astrōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - stars",
"*epiphainontōn*": "present participle, active, genitive plural - shining upon",
"*hēmeras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - days",
"*cheimōnos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - storm/tempest",
"*epikeimenoi*": "present participle, middle, genitive singular - pressing upon",
"*elpis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - hope",
"*sōzesthai*": "present infinitive, passive - to be saved",
"*periēreito*": "imperfect passive, 3rd singular - was being taken away",
"*loipon*": "adverb - finally/henceforth"
},
"variants": {
"*hēliou mēte astrōn epiphainontōn*": "neither sun nor stars appearing/shining",
"*cheimōnos ouk oligou epikeimenoi*": "no small storm pressing/lying upon [us]",
"*periēreito loipon*": "was finally taken away/removed",
"*elpis tou sōzesthai*": "hope of being saved"
}
}