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Butδὲthe centurionὁ ἑκατοντάρχηςwas persuadedἐπείθετοby the pilotτῷ κυβερνήτῃandκαὶthe ship ownerτῷ ναυκλήρῳmoreμᾶλλονthanἢby whatτοῖςwas saidλεγομένοιςbyὑπὸPaul.Παύλου
Acts 27:11
Study it in the app“But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and the ship owner more than by what was said by Paul.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:11, word by word
- the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēs
centurion
Centurion: a Roman officer in command of about a hundred soldiers.
Where else “hekatontarchēs” appears- was persuadedἐπείθετοepeitheto
obey
To heed someone.
Where else “epeitheto” appears- by the pilotκυβερνήτῃkybernētēi
pilot
Pilot, helmsman: the one who steers a ship.
Where else “kybernētēi” appears- the ship ownerναυκλήρῳnauklērōi
ship owner
Ship owner, captain of a ship.
Where else “nauklērōi” appears- moreμᾶλλονmallon
more
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appears- was saidλεγομένοιςlegomenois
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legomenois” appears- PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears
The context
10saying 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.”
11 · This verse (above)
12And because the harbor was unsuitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.
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?