What Does Acts 27:32 Mean?

“Then”

the when, i.e., at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the soldiers”

a camper-out, i.e., a (common) warrior (literally or figuratively)

“cut off”

to amputate; reflexively (by irony) to mutilate (the privy parts)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the ropes”

of uncertain derivation); a rushlet, i.e., grass-withe or tie (generally)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“of the boat”

a "skiff" (as if dug out), or yawl (carried aboard a large vessel for landing)

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“let”

to let be, i.e., permit or leave alone

“her”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“fall off”

to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient