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Paulὁ Παῦλοςsaidεἶπενto the centurionτῷ ἑκατοντάρχῃandκαὶthe soldiers,τοῖς στρατιώταις“UnlessἘὰν μὴthese menοὗτοιstayμείνωσινinἐνthe ship,τῷ πλοίῳyouὑμεῖςcannotοὐ δύνασθεbe saved.”σωθῆναι
Acts 27:31
Study it in the app“Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:31, word by word
- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- to the centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēi
centurion
Centurion: a Roman officer in command of about a hundred soldiers.
Where else “hekatontarchēi” appears- the soldiersστρατιώταιςstratiōtais
soldier
Soldier.
Where else “stratiōtais” appears- stayμείνωσινmeinōsin
stay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “meinōsin” appears- the shipπλοίῳploiōi
boat
Boat.
Where else “ploiōi” appears- cannotδύνασθεdynasthe
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynasthe” appears- be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnai
rescue
To rescue from danger or death.
Where else “sōthēnai” appears
The context
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,
31 · This verse (above)
32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall 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?