Acts 27:40
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And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
In other translations
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
Greek words
καὶkaiAndG2532τὰςtastheG3588ἀγκύραςagkurasanchorsG45περιελόντεςperielonteshaving cut awayG4014εἴωνeiōnthey were leaving [them]G1439εἰςeisinG1519τὴνtēntheG3588θάλασσαν,thalassansea,G2281ἅμαhamaat the same timeG260ἀνέντεςanenteshaving loosenedG447τὰςtastheG3588ζευκτηρίαςzeuktēriasropesG2202τῶνtōnof theG3588πηδαλίωνpēdaliōnruddersG4079καὶkaiAndG2532ἐπάραντεςeparanteshaving hoistedG1869τὸνtontheG3588ἀρτέμωναartemōnaforesailG736τῇtēato theG3588πνεούσῃpneousēblowing [wind]G4154κατεῖχονkateichonthey were makingG2722εἰςeisforG1519τὸνtontheG3588αἰγιαλόν.aigialonshore.G123
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Related verses
- Isaiah 33:23Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.
- Acts 27:29-3029 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. 30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,29 Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak. 30 Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
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