Greek Interlinear
Acts 27:29 Interlinear
“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...