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andτεcoasting alongπαραλεγόμενοιitαὐτὴνwith difficultyμόλιςwe cameἤλθομενtoεἰςa placeτόπον τινὰcalledκαλούμενονFairΚαλοὺςHavens,Λιμέναςnear whichᾧ ἐγγὺςwasἦνthe cityπόλιςof Lasea.Λασαία
Acts 27:8
Study it in the app“and coasting along it with difficulty we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:8, word by word
- coasting alongπαραλεγόμενοιparalegomenoi
sail along, coast
Sail along a coast, coast past.
Where else “paralegomenoi” appears- with difficultyμόλιςmolis
hardly, with difficulty
Hardly, scarcely, with difficulty.
Where else “molis” appears- we cameἤλθομενēlthomen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthomen” appears- a placeτόπονtopon
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topon” appears- calledκαλούμενονkaloumenon
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaloumenon” appears- FairΚαλοὺςKalous
beautiful
Lovely to look at.
Where else “Kalous” appears- HavensΛιμέναςLimenas
harbor
Harbor, port: a sheltered place where ships anchor.
Where else “Limenas” appears- near whichἐγγὺςengys
near
Near, close.
Where else “engys” appears- wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears- the cityπόλιςpolis
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polis” appears- of LaseaΛασαίαLasaia
Lasea
Lasea, a city on the south coast of Crete, near Fair Havens.
Where else “Lasaia” appears
The context
7And sailing slowly for many days and arriving with difficulty off Cnidus, since the wind did not allow us to go on, we sailed under the shelter of Crete off Salmone;
8 · This verse (above)
9And when considerable time had passed and the voyage was already dangerous, because even the Fast had already gone by, Paul advised them,
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?