King James Version
Acts 27:8 in the King James Version says “And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens ; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens ; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.”
Acts 27:8 · KJV
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein .
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; Crete: or, Candy
And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens ; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, the fast: the fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month
And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. hurt: or, injury
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“it”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“came”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“unto”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“place”
G5117a 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
“which is called”
G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
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