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Andδὲwhen a south windνότουblew gently,Ὑποπνεύσαντοςthinkingδόξαντεςthey had obtainedκεκρατηκέναιtheir purpose,τῆς προθέσεωςthey weighed anchorἄραντεςandwere sailing alongπαρελέγοντοCreteτὴν Κρήτηνclose to shore.ἆσσον
Acts 27:13
Study it in the app“And when a south wind blew gently, thinking they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and were sailing along Crete close to shore.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:13, word by word
- when a south windνότουnotou
south wind
South wind.
Where else “notou” appears- blew gentlyὙποπνεύσαντοςHypopneusantos
blow gently
Blow gently, begin to blow softly.
Where else “Hypopneusantos” appears- thinkingδόξαντεςdoxantes
think
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “doxantes” appears- they had obtainedκεκρατηκέναιkekratēkenai
hold fast
To keep a firm grip on something, not let go.
Where else “kekratēkenai” appears- their purposeπροθέσεωςprotheseōs
purpose
What one sets out to do; God's plan.
Where else “protheseōs” appears- they weighed anchorἄραντεςarantes
pick up
To lift something from the ground or take it in one's hands.
Where else “arantes” appears- were sailing alongπαρελέγοντοparelegonto
sail along, coast
Sail along a coast, coast past.
Where else “parelegonto” appears- CreteΚρήτηνKrētēn
Crete
See it on the mapWhere else “Krētēn” appears- close to shoreἆσσονasson
close in
Nearer, close in to the shore.
Where else “asson” appears
Places in this verse
Crete
Today: Crete (island), Greece
A large island in the south of the Aegean Sea, the largest in Greece.
Paul's ship sailed past Crete on the way to Rome (Acts 27:7). Paul left Titus there to put the assemblies in order (Titus 1:5).
The context
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.
13 · This verse (above)
14But not long after there rushed down from it a hurricane-force wind called Euraquilo.
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?