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Acts 27:17 Cross-References
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“Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.”
Acts 27:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 27:17
They used helps, undergirding the ship—The 'helps' (βοηθείαις, boētheiais) were cables passed under the hull to prevent timbers from separating under wave stress, called 'frapping.' Fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands—the Syrtis (Σύρτιν, Syrtin), two shallow sandbars off Libya's coast where ships grounded and broke apart. Their terror was justified; many vessels perished there. Strake sail (χαλάσαντες τὸ σκεῦος, chalasantes to skeuos, 'lowering the gear')—they reduced sail or dragged sea anchors to slow the southwestward drift. Frantic human effort—undergirding, lowering sail—ach...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 27:17
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“they let go four anchors from the stern”
“they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable”