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Acts 27:12-20

12AndbecausethehavenwasnotcommodioustowinterπαραχειμάσαιparacheimasaiG3914in,themoreG4183part advisedtoputG5087toseafromthence,ifbyanymeanstheycouldreachPhoenix,andwinterG3914there;whichisahavenofCreteΚρήτηςKrētēsG2914,lookingβλέπονταblepontaG991north-eastandsouth-east.

13AndwhenthesouthνότουnotouG3558windG3558blew softly,supposingthattheyhadobtainedtheirpurposeπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286,theyweighedanchorandsailedalongCreteΚρήτην.KrētēnG2914,closeinshore.

14ButafternolongtimetherebeatdownfromitatempestuouswindἄνεμοςanemosG417,whichiscalledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564Euraquilo:

15andwhentheshipπλοίουploiouG4143wascaught,andcouldnotfacethewindἀνέμῳanemōG417,wegaveG1929waytoit,andweredriven.

16AndrunningundertheleeofasmallislandcalledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564Cauda,wewereableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480,withdifficultyμόλιςmolisG3433,tosecuretheboat:

17andwhentheyhadhoisteditup,theyusedG5530helps, under-girdingtheshipπλοῖον·ploionG4143;and,fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399lestμὴmēG3361theyshouldbecast upontheSyrtis,theyloweredthegear,andsoG3779weredriven.

18Andaswelabored exceedinglywiththestorm,thenextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayG1836theybegantothrowthefreight overboard;

19andthethirdτρίτῃtritēG5154daytheycastἔρριψαν·erripsanG4496outwiththeirown handsthetacklingoftheshipπλοίουploiouG4143.

20AndwhenneithersunἡλίουhēliouG2246norstarsἄστρωνastrōnG798shoneuponusformanyG4183daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,andnosmallὀλίγουoligouG3641tempest layonus,allhopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680thatweshouldbesavedG4982wasnowδὲdeG1161takenawayG4014.

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