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Andκαὶnowτὰ νῦνI urgeπαραινῶyouὑμᾶςto take heart,εὐθυμεῖνforγὰρthere will beἔσταιnoοὐδεμίαlossἀποβολὴof lifeψυχῆςamongἐξyou,ὑμῶνexceptπλὴνof the ship.τοῦ πλοίου
Acts 27:22
Study it in the app“And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, except of the ship.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:22, word by word
- I urgeπαραινῶparainō
advise, urge
Advise, urge strongly, warn.
Where else “parainō” appears- to take heartεὐθυμεῖνeuthymein
cheerfully
Cheerfully, with good courage.
Where else “euthymein” appears- there will beἔσταιestai
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estai” appears- lossἀποβολὴapobolē
loss
Losing something for good; here, a life.
Where else “apobolē” appears- of lifeψυχῆςpsychēs
life
Literally "soul": one's being alive, which can be saved, lost or given.
Where else “psychēs” appears- of the shipπλοίουploiou
boat
Boat.
Where else “ploiou” appears
The context
21And as there was much lack of food, then Paul, standing in their midst, said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete and so spared yourselves this damage and loss.
22 · This verse (above)
23For this night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
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?