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Andκαὶtaking soundingsβολίσαντεςthey foundεὗρονtwentyεἴκοσιfathoms;ὀργυιὰςandδὲgoingδιαστήσαντεςa little fartherβραχὺandκαὶtaking soundingsβολίσαντεςagainπάλινthey foundεὗρονfifteenδεκαπέντεfathoms.ὀργυιὰς
Acts 27:28
Study it in the app“And taking soundings they found twenty fathoms; and going a little farther and taking soundings again they found fifteen fathoms.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:28, word by word
- taking soundingsβολίσαντεςbolisantes
take soundings
Take soundings: measure the depth of the water.
Where else “bolisantes” appears- they foundεὗρονheuron
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuron” appears- twentyεἴκοσιeikosi
twenty
Twenty.
Where else “eikosi” appears- fathomsὀργυιὰςorguias
fathom
Fathom: a measure of depth, about 6 feet (1.85 meters).
Where else “orguias” appears- goingδιαστήσαντεςdiastēsantes
pass
To leave an interval of time or space.
Where else “diastēsantes” appears- a little fartherβραχὺbrachy
little, short
Little; a little while.
Where else “brachy” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- fifteenδεκαπέντεdekapente
fifteen
Fifteen.
Where else “dekapente” appears
Translation note
A fathom measures about 1.85 meters: some 37 and 28 meters of depth.
The context
27And when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven across in the Adriatic, about the middle of the night the sailors suspected that some land was approaching them.
28 · This verse (above)
29And fearing that we might run aground somewhere on rocky places, they cast four anchors from the stern and were praying for day to come.
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?