sayingλέγωνto them,αὐτοῖς“Men,ἌνδρεςI seeθεωρῶthatὅτιthe voyageτὸν πλοῦνis goingμέλλεινto beἔσεσθαιwithμετὰdamageὕβρεωςandκαὶmuchπολλῆςloss,ζημίαςnotοὐonlyμόνονof the cargoτοῦ φορτίουandκαὶof the shipτοῦ πλοίουbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶof ourτῶν ἡμῶνlives.”ψυχῶν
Acts 27:10
Study it in the app“saying to them, “Men, I see that the voyage is going to be with damage and much loss, not only of the cargo and of the ship but also of our lives.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:10, word by word
- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- “MenἌνδρεςAndres
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Andres” appears- I seeθεωρῶtheōrō
watch
To observe something closely.
Where else “theōrō” appears- the voyageπλοῦνploun
voyage
Voyage, journey by sea.
Where else “ploun” appears- is goingμέλλεινmellein
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “mellein” appears- to beἔσεσθαιesesthai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esesthai” appears- damageὕβρεωςhybreōs
damage
Harm suffered at sea.
Where else “hybreōs” appears- muchπολλῆςpollēs
great
Of great size or strength, like a crowd or a lament.
Where else “pollēs” appears- lossζημίαςzēmias
loss
Loss, damage to one's goods.
Where else “zēmias” appears- onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- of the cargoφορτίουphortiou
burden, load
Burden, load.
Where else “phortiou” appears- of the shipπλοίουploiou
boat
Boat.
Where else “ploiou” appears- livesψυχῶνpsychōn
life
Literally "soul": one's being alive, which can be saved, lost or given.
Where else “psychōn” appears
The context
9And when considerable time had passed and the voyage was already dangerous, because even the Fast had already gone by, Paul advised them,
10 · This verse (above)
11But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and the ship owner more than by what was said by Paul.
To study Acts 27 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul tell the men on the ship as the storm drags on, and why? (vv. 21-26)
2. What it means
When the sailors want to escape in the boat, why does Paul say they must stay on the ship? (vv. 30-32)
3. How I live it
In the storm, Paul urged everyone to eat and not lose hope (vv. 33-36). How do you stay calm and look after others in a crisis?