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andκαὶon the third dayτῇ τρίτῃwith their own handsαὐτόχειρεςthey threw outἔρριψανthe ship’sτοῦ πλοίουgear.τὴν σκευὴν
Acts 27:19
Study it in the app“and on the third day with their own hands they threw out the ship’s gear.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:19, word by word
- on the third dayτρίτῃtritēi
third
The one after the second; above all, the third day.
Where else “tritēi” appears- with their own handsαὐτόχειρεςautocheires
with one's own hands
With one's own hands.
Where else “autocheires” appears- they threw outἔρριψανerripsan
throw, cast down
Throw, cast, hurl down; in the passive, lie thrown down, abandoned.
Where else “erripsan” appears- the ship’sπλοίουploiou
boat
Boat.
Where else “ploiou” appears- gearσκευὴνskeuēn
tackle, gear
Tackle, the gear and equipment of a ship.
Where else “skeuēn” appears
The context
18And as we were violently battered by the storm, the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard;
19 · This verse (above)
20And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was pressing on us, finally all hope of our being saved was being taken away.
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?