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Andτεsailing acrossδιαπλεύσαντεςthe seaτό πέλαγοςalongτὸ κατὰCiliciaτὴν ΚιλικίανandκαὶPamphylia,Παμφυλίανwe came downκατήλθομενtoεἰςMyraΜύραin Lycia.τῆς Λυκίας
Acts 27:5
Study it in the app“And sailing across the sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came down to Myra in Lycia.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:5, word by word
- sailing acrossδιαπλεύσαντεςdiapleusantes
sail across
Sail across a sea.
Where else “diapleusantes” appears- the seaπέλαγοςpelagos
open sea
Open waters, far from the shore.
Where else “pelagos” appears- CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikian
Cilicia
Cilicia, a region in the south-east of present-day Turkey; its capital was Tarsus.
Where else “Kilikian” appears- PamphyliaΠαμφυλίανPamphylian
Pamphylia
Pamphylia, a region on the southern coast of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Pamphylian” appears- we came downκατήλθομενkatēlthomen
come down
Come down, go down from a higher place.
Where else “katēlthomen” appears- MyraΜύραMyra
Myra
Myra, a city of Lycia, in the south of Asia Minor.
Where else “Myra” appears- in LyciaΛυκίαςLykias
Lycia
Lycia, a coastal region in the south of Asia Minor.
Where else “Lykias” appears
The context
4And from there putting out to sea, we sailed under the shelter of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
5 · This verse (above)
6And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy and put us on board it.
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?