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Acts 27:43 Interlinear

But the centurion willing to save Paul kept them from their purpose commanded and that they which could swim should cast themselves first to land into the sea and get

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1G3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
2δὲG1161Butbut, and, etc
3ἑκατόνταρχοςG1543the centurionthe captain of one hundred men
4βουλόμενοςG1014willingto "will," i.e., (reflexively) be willing
5διασῶσαιG1295to saveto save thoroughly, i.e., (by implication or analogy) to cure, preserve, rescue, etc
6τὸνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
7ΠαῦλονG3972Paul(little; but remotely from a derivative of g3973, meaning the same); paulus, the name of a roman and of an apostle
8ἐκώλυσενG2967keptto estop, i.e., prevent (by word or act)
9αὐτοὺςG846themthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
10τοῦG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
11βουλήματοςG1013from their purposea resolve
12ἐκέλευσένG2753commanded"hail"; to incite by word, i.e., order
13τεG5037andboth or also (properly, as correlation of g2532)
14τοὺςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
15δυναμένουςG1410that they which couldto be able or possible
16κολυμβᾶνG2860swimto plunge into water
17ἀποῤῥίψανταςG641should castto hurl off, i.e., precipitate (oneself)
18πρώτουςG4413themselves firstforemost (in time, place, order or importance)
19ἐπὶG1909toproperly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
20τὴνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
21γῆνG1093landsoil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
22ἐξιέναιG1826into the sea and getto issue, i.e., leave (a place), escape (to the shore)

Verse Context

Acts 27:42 And the soldiers counsel was to...
Acts 27:43 (current) But the centurion willing to save Paul kept them from their purpose commanded and that they which could swim should cast themselves first to land into the sea and get
Acts 27:44And the rest some on...

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