Greek Interlinear
Acts 27:30 Interlinear
“ And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship when they had let down the boat into the sea under colour as though out of the foreship they would anchors have cast”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τῶν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 2 | δὲ | G1161 | And | but, and, etc |
| 3 | ναυτῶν | G3492 | as the shipmen | a boatman, i.e., seaman |
| 4 | ζητούντων | G2212 | were about | to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by hebraism) to worship (god), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life) |
| 5 | φυγεῖν | G5343 | to flee | to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | πλοίου | G4143 | the ship | a sailer, i.e., vessel |
| 9 | καὶ | G2532 | when | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 10 | χαλασάντων | G5465 | they had let down | to lower (as into a void) |
| 11 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 12 | σκάφην | G4627 | the boat | a "skiff" (as if dug out), or yawl (carried aboard a large vessel for landing) |
| 13 | εἰς | G1519 | into | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 14 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 15 | θάλασσαν | G2281 | the sea | the sea (genitive case or specially) |
| 16 | προφάσει | G4392 | under colour | an outward showing, i.e., pretext |
| 17 | ὡς | G5613 | as though | which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | πρώρας | G4408 | the foreship | the prow, i.e., forward part of a vessel |
| 20 | μελλόντων | G3195 | they would | to intend, i.e., be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probabili |
| 21 | ἀγκύρας | G45 | anchors | an "anchor" (as crooked) |
| 22 | ἐκτείνειν | G1614 | have cast | to extend |
Verse Context
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Acts 27:30 (current) And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship when they had let down the boat into the sea under colour as though out of the foreship they would anchors have cast
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