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Andδὲwhen they had eaten their fillκορεσθέντεςof food,τροφῆςthey began to lightenἐκούφιζονthe shipτὸ πλοῖονby throwingἐκβαλλόμενοιthe wheatτὸν σῖτονintoεἰςthe sea.τὴν θάλασσαν
Acts 27:38
Study it in the app“And when they had eaten their fill of food, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:38, word by word
- when they had eaten their fillκορεσθέντεςkoresthentes
eat one's fill
To eat until wanting no more.
Where else “koresthentes” appears- of foodτροφῆςtrophēs
food
Food, nourishment.
Where else “trophēs” appears- they began to lightenἐκούφιζονekouphizon
lighten
Lighten, take weight off.
Where else “ekouphizon” appears- the shipπλοῖονploion
boat
Boat.
Where else “ploion” appears- by throwingἐκβαλλόμενοιekballomenoi
remove
To remove something.
Where else “ekballomenoi” appears- the wheatσῖτονsiton
wheat
Wheat; the grain and the food made from it.
Where else “siton” appears- the seaθάλασσανthalassan
sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “thalassan” appears
The context
37And in all we were two hundred seventy-six persons in the ship.
38 · This verse (above)
39And when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which they were planning, if they could, to run the ship ashore.
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?