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Andδὲafter sayingεἴπαςthese thingsταῦταandκαὶtakingλαβὼνbread,ἄρτονhe gave thanksεὐχαρίστησενto Godτῷ θεῷbeforeἐνώπιονall,πάντωνandκαὶbreaking itκλάσαςhe beganἤρξατοto eat.ἐσθίειν
Acts 27:35
Study it in the app“And after saying these things and taking bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and breaking it he began to eat.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:35, word by word
- after sayingεἴπαςeipas
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipas” appears- takingλαβὼνlabōn
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labōn” appears- breadἄρτονarton
bread
A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.
Where else “arton” appears- he gave thanksεὐχαρίστησενeucharistēsen
give thanks
Give thanks.
Where else “eucharistēsen” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- breaking itκλάσαςklasas
break
Break, especially bread.
Where else “klasas” appears- he beganἤρξατοērxato
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “ērxato” appears- to eatἐσθίεινesthiein
eat
Eat.
Where else “esthiein” appears
The context
34Therefore I urge you to take food, for this is for your salvation; for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.”
35 · This verse (above)
36And all, becoming encouraged, also took food themselves.
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?