Greek Interlinear
Acts 27:29 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of Acts 27:29, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“fearing Then lest upon rocks we should have fallen out of the stern they cast anchors four and wished for the day ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | φοβούμενοί | G5399 | fearing | to frighten, i.e., (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e., revere |
| 2 | τε | G5037 | Then | both or also (properly, as correlation of g2532) |
| 3 | μήπως | G3381 | lest | lest somehow |
| 4 | εἰς | G1519 | upon | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 5 | τραχεῖς | G5138 | uneven, rocky (reefy) | |
| 6 | τόπους | G5117 | rocks | a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas g5561 is a large but participle locality), i.e., location (as a position, home, tract, etc |
| 7 | ἐκπέσωσιν | G1601 | we should have fallen | to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient |
| 8 | ἐκ | G1537 | out of | a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct |
| 9 | πρύμνης | G4403 | the stern | the stern of a ship |
| 10 | ῥίψαντες | G4496 | they cast | to fling (properly, with a quick toss, thus differing from g0906, which denotes a deliberate hurl; and from ????? (see in g1614), which indicates an e |
| 11 | ἀγκύρας | G45 | anchors | an "anchor" (as crooked) |
| 12 | τέσσαρας | G5064 | four | four |
| 13 | ηὔχοντο | G2172 | and wished | to wish; by implication, to pray to god |
| 14 | ἡμέραν | G2250 | for the day | day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of |
| 15 | γενέσθαι | G1096 | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
Verse Context
Acts 27:28And sounded and found fathoms it twenty a little further...
Acts 27:29 (current)fearing Then lest upon rocks we should have fallen out of the stern they cast anchors four and wished for the day
Acts 27:30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of...