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Andδὲwhen considerableἹκανοῦtimeχρόνουhad passedδιαγενομένουandκαὶthe voyageτοῦ πλοὸςwasὄντοςalreadyἤδηdangerous,ἐπισφαλοῦςbecauseδιὰ τὸevenκαὶthe Fastτὴν νηστείανhad alreadyἤδηgone by,παρεληλυθέναιPaulὁ Παῦλοςadvised them,παρῄνει
Acts 27:9
Study it in the app“And when considerable time had passed and the voyage was already dangerous, because even the Fast had already gone by, Paul advised them,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:9, word by word
- when considerableἹκανοῦHikanou
considerable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “Hikanou” appears- timeχρόνουchronou
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronou” appears- had passedδιαγενομένουdiagenomenou
pass, elapse
Pass, go by (of time).
Where else “diagenomenou” appears- the voyageπλοὸςploos
voyage
Voyage, journey by sea.
Where else “ploos” appears- wasὄντοςontos
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ontos” appears- alreadyἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- dangerousἐπισφαλοῦςepisphalous
dangerous
Dangerous, unsafe.
Where else “episphalous” appears- the Fastνηστείανnēsteian
fasting
Fasting, a fast.
Where else “nēsteian” appears- gone byπαρεληλυθέναιparelēlythenai
pass by
To go along beside someone without stopping.
Where else “parelēlythenai” appears- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- advised themπαρῄνειparēinei
advise, urge
Advise, urge strongly, warn.
Where else “parēinei” appears
Translation note
The Fast of the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:29-31), at the end of September or the beginning of October; from then on sailing was dangerous.
The context
8and coasting along it with difficulty we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
9 · This verse (above)
10saying to them, “Men, I see that the voyage is going to be with damage and much loss, not only of the cargo and of the ship but also of our lives.”
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?