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Andτεfearingφοβούμενοίthatμήwe might run agroundἐκπέσωμενsomewhereπουonκατὰrockyτραχεῖςplaces,τόπουςthey castῥίψαντεςfourτέσσαραςanchorsἀγκύραςfromἐκthe sternπρύμνηςandwere prayingηὔχοντοfor dayἡμέρανto come.γενέσθαι
Acts 27:29
Study it in the app“And fearing that we might run aground somewhere on rocky places, they cast four anchors from the stern and were praying for day to come.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:29, word by word
- fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoi
be afraid
To be afraid: "do not fear".
Where else “phoboumenoi” appears- we might run agroundἐκπέσωμενekpesōmen
run aground
For a ship to strike the shore.
Where else “ekpesōmen” appears- somewhereπουpou
somewhere
In a place not named.
Where else “pou” appears- rockyτραχεῖςtracheis
rough
Rough.
Where else “tracheis” appears- placesτόπουςtopous
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topous” appears- they castῥίψαντεςrhipsantes
throw, cast down
Throw, cast, hurl down; in the passive, lie thrown down, abandoned.
Where else “rhipsantes” appears- fourτέσσαραςtessaras
four
Four.
Where else “tessaras” appears- anchorsἀγκύραςankyras
anchor
Anchor.
Where else “ankyras” appears- the sternπρύμνηςprymnēs
stern
Stern, the back part of a boat.
Where else “prymnēs” appears- were prayingηὔχοντοēuchonto
wish
To want something with all one's heart, as one who asks for it.
Where else “ēuchonto” appears- for dayἡμέρανhēmeran
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeran” appears- to comeγενέσθαιgenesthai
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genesthai” appears
The context
28And taking soundings they found twenty fathoms; and going a little farther and taking soundings again they found fifteen fathoms.
29 · This verse (above)
30And when the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, on the pretext that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,
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?