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Acts 27:1-28

1δὲdeG1161WhenὩςHōsG5613it was decidedἐκρίθηekrithēG2919thatτοῦtouG3588weG1473would sailἀποπλεῖνapopleinG636forεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588ItalyἸταλίαν,ItalianG2482τεteG5037τόνtonG3588,PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαίkaiG2532someτιναςtinasG5100otherἑτέρουςheterousG2087prisonersδεσμώταςdesmōtasG1202were handed overπαρεδίδουνparedidounG3860to a centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686JuliusἸουλίῳIouliōG2457, who belonged to theImperialΣεβαστῆς.SebastēsG4575RegimentσπείρηςspeirēsG4686.

2δὲdeG1161We boardedἐπιβάντεςepibantesG1910an AdramyttianἈδραμυττηνῷAdramuttēnōG98shipπλοίῳploiōG4143aboutμέλλοντιmellontiG3195to sailπλεῖνpleinG4126forεἰςeisG1519τοὺςtousG3588portsτόπουςtopousG5117alongκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588the coast ofAsiaἈσίανAsianG773, andwe put out to seaἀνήχθημενanēchthēmenG321.AristarchusἈριστάρχουAristarchouG708,a MacedonianΜακεδόνοςMakedonosG3110from ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονικέως.ThessalonikeōsG2331,wasὄντοςontosG1510withσὺνsunG4862usG1473.

3τεteG5037TheτῇtēaG3588nextἑτέρᾳheteraG2087daywe landedκατήχθημενkatēchthēmenG2609atεἰςeisG1519SidonΣιδῶνα,SidōnaG4605,andτεteG5037ὁhoG3588JuliusἸούλιοςIouliosG2457treatedχρησάμενοςchrēsamenosG5530τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972with considerationφιλανθρώπωςphilanthrōpōsG5364,allowingἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenG2010himto visitπρὸς πορευθέντιpros poreuthentiG4198 G4314hisτοὺςtousG3588friendsφίλουςphilousG5384andreceiveτυχεῖν.tucheinG5177theircareἐπιμελείαςepimeleiasG1958.

4Afterputting outἀναχθέντεςanachthentesG321from thereG2547,we sailed to the leeὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284τὴνtēnG3588of CyprusΚύπρονKupronG2954becauseδιὰdiaG1223theτὸtoG3588windsἀνέμουςanemousG417τοὺςtousG3588wereG1510against usἐναντίους,enantiousG1727.

5AndτεteG5037whenwe had sailed acrossδιαπλεύσαντεςdiapleusantesG1277τόtoG3588the open seaπέλαγοςpelagosG3989τὸtoG3588off the coastκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588of CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791andκαὶkaiG2532PamphyliaΠαμφυλίανPamphulianG3828,we cameκατήλθομενkatēlthomenG2718toεἰςeisG1519MyraΜύραMuraG3460τῆςtēsG3588in LyciaΛυκίας.LukiasG3073.

6ThereG2546theὁhoG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147an AlexandrianἈλεξανδρῖνονAlexandrinonG222shipπλοῖονploionG4143sailingπλέονpleonG4126forεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588ItalyἸταλίανItalianG2482andputἐνεβίβασενenebibasenG1688usG1473onεἰςeisG1519boardαὐτό.autoG846.

7AfterδὲdeG1161sailing slowlyβραδυπλοοῦντες καὶ μόλιςbraduploountes kai molisG1020 G2532 G3433forἐνenG1722manyἱκαναῖςhikanaisG2425daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,we arrivedγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096offκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588CnidusΚνίδονKnidonG2834. WhentheτοῦtouG3588windἀνέμουanemouG417impededμὴ προσεῶντοςmē proseōntosG3361 G4330usG1473,we sailed to the leeὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284τὴνtēnG3588of CreteΚρήτηνKrētēnG2914,oppositeκατὰkataG2596SalmoneΣαλμώνην,SalmōnēnG4534.

8AfterτεteG5037we had moved along the coastπαραλεγόμενοι αὐτὴνparalegomenoi autēnG3881 G846with difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433,we cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toεἰςeisG1519aτινὰtinaG5100placeτόπονtoponG5117calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564FairΚαλοὺςKalousG2570Havensλιμένας,limenasG3040,nearἐγγὺςengusG1451ᾧhōG3739ἦνēnG1510thetownG4172of LaseaΛασαία.LasaiaG2996.

9By nowδὲdeG1161muchἱκανοῦhikanouG2425timeχρόνουchronouG5550had passedδιαγενομένουdiagenomenouG1230,andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588voyageπλοὸςploosG4144had already becomeὄντος ἤδηontos ēdēG2235 G1510dangerousἐπισφαλοῦςepisphalousG2000becauseδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588καὶkaiG2532ἤδηēdēG2235it was afterπαρεληλυθέναι,parelēluthenaiG3928theτὴνtēnG3588FastνηστείανnēsteianG3521.ὁhoG3588SoPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972advisedπαρῄνειparēneiG3867them,

10λέγωνlegōnG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846“Menἄνδρες,andresG435,I can seeθεωρῶtheōrōG2334thatὅτιhotiG3754ourτοῦtouG3588voyageπλοῦν.plounG4144willμέλλεινmelleinG3195beἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510filledwithμετὰmetaG3326disasterὕβρεωςhubreōsG5196andκαὶkaiG2532greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183lossζημίαςzēmiasG2209,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440toτοῦtouG3588τῶνtōnG3588shipπλοίουploiouG4143andκαὶkaiG2532cargoφορτίουphortiouG5413,butἀλλὰallaG235to ourG1473ownτὸνtonG3588livesψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590as wellκαὶkaiG2532.”

11ButδὲdeG1161contrary toμᾶλλον ἢmallon ēG3123 G2228ὁhoG3588ὑπὸhupoG5259Paul’sΠαύλουPaulouG3972adviceλεγομένοις.¶legomenoisG3004,theτῷtōG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543was persuadedἐπείθετοepeithetoG3982by theτῷtōG3588pilotκυβερνήτῃkubernētēG2942andκαὶkaiG2532by theτοῖςtoisG3588owner of the shipναυκλήρῳnauklērōG3490.

12SinceδὲdeG1161theτοῦtouG3588harborλιμένοςlimenosG3040wasὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosG5225unsuitableἈνευθέτουAneuthetouG428toπρὸςprosG4314winter inπαραχειμασίανparacheimasianG3915,theοἱhoiG3588majorityπλείονεςpleionesG4119decidedἔθεντο βουλὴνethento boulēnG5087 G1012to sailἀναχθῆναιanachthēnaiG321onἐκεῖθεν,ekeithenG1564,hoping thatεἴeiG1487somehowG4459they couldδύναιντοdunaintoG1410reachκαταντήσαντες εἰςkatantēsantes eisG2658 G1519PhoenixΦοίνικαPhoinikaG5405to winterπαραχειμάσαιparacheimasaiG3914there. Phoenix wasa harborλιμέναlimenaG3040τῆςtēsG3588in CreteΚρήτηςKrētēsG2914facingβλέπονταblepontaG991bothκατὰkataG2596southwestλίβαlibaG3047andκαὶkaiG2532κατὰkataG2596northwestχῶρον.¶chōronG5566.

13WhenδὲdeG1161a gentle south windνότουnotouG3558began to blowὙποπνεύσαντοςHupopneusantosG5285,they thoughtδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380they hadκεκρατηκέναι,kekratēkenaiG2902theirτῆςtēsG3588opportunityπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286. Sothey weighedἄραντεςarantesG142anchor andsailed alongπαρελέγοντοparelegontoG3881,hugging the coastἆσσονassonG788τὴνtēnG3588of CreteΚρήτην.KrētēnG2914.

14ButδὲdeG1161it wasnotοὐouG3756longπολὺpoluG4183beforeμετ᾽met᾽G3326a cycloneἄνεμος τυφωνικὸςanemos tuphōnikosG5189 G417ὁhoG3588calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564the Northeasterεὐρακύλων.eurakulōnG2148sweptἔβαλενebalenG906down acrossκατ᾽kat᾽G2596the islandαὐτῆςautēsG846.

15καὶkaiG2532Unableμὴ δυναμένουmē dunamenouG3361 G1410to head intoἀντοφθαλμεῖνantophthalmeinG503theτοῦtouG3588windἀνέμῳanemōG417δὲdeG1161,theτῷtōG3588shipπλοίουploiouG4143was caught upσυναρπασθέντοςsunarpasthentosG4884. Sowe gave wayἐπιδόντεςepidontesG1929andlet ourselves be driven alongἐφερόμεθα.epheromethaG5342.

16δέdeG1161Passing to the leeὑποδραμόντεςhupodramontesG5295of a smallτιtiG5100islandνησίονnēsionG3519calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564CaudaΚαῦδαKaudaG2802,we barely managedἰσχύσαμεν μόλιςischusamen molisG2480 G3433to secureπερικρατεῖς γενέσθαιperikrateis genesthaiG1096 G4031theτῆςtēsG3588lifeboatσκάφης,skaphēsG4627.

17ἣνhēnG3739After hoisting it upἄραντεςarantesG142, the crewusedἐχρῶντοechrōntoG5530ropesβοηθείαιςboētheiaisG996to undergirdὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesG5269theτὸtoG3588shipπλοῖον·ploionG4143.AndτεteG5037fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399thatμὴmēG3361they would run agroundἐκπέσωσινekpesōsinG1601onεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588sandbars of SyrtisΣύρτινSurtinG4950,they loweredχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG5465theτὸtoG3588sea anchorσκεῦος,skeuosG4632andοὕτωςhoutōsG3779were driven alongἐφέροντο.epherontoG5342.

18δὲdeG1161WeG1473were tossed soχειμαζομένωνcheimazomenōnG5492violentlyσφοδρῶςsphodrōsG4971thattheτῇtēaG3588nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day the menbeganἐποιοῦντο·epoiountoG4160to jettison the cargoἐκβολὴνekbolēnG1546.

19καὶkaiG2532On theτῇtēaG3588thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154day,they threwἔρριψαν·erripsanG4496theτὴνtēnG3588ship’sτοῦ πλοίουtou ploiouG3588 G4143tackle overboardσκευὴνskeuēnG4631with their own handsαὐτόχειρεςautocheiresG849.

20WhenδὲdeG1161neitherμήτεmēteG3383sunἡλίουhēliouG2246norμήτεmēteG3383starsἄστρωνastrōnG798appearedἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnG2014forἐπὶepiG1909manyπλείοναςpleionasG4119daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250andτεteG5037the greatοὐκ ὀλίγουouk oligouG3756 G3641stormχειμῶνόςcheimōnosG5494continued to batter usἐπικειμένουepikeimenouG1945λοιπὸνloiponG3063,we abandonedπεριῃρεῖτοperiēreitoG4014allπᾶσαpasaG3956hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680τοῦtouG3588ofG1473being savedσῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiG4982.

21Afterτε τότεte toteG5037 G5119the menhad goneὑπαρχούσηςhuparchousēsG5225a longπολλῆςpollēsG4183time without foodἀσιτίαςasitiasG776ὁhoG3588,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stood upσταθεὶςstatheisG2476among themἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶνen mesō autōnG1722 G846 G3319andsaidεἶπεν·¶eipenG2036ὦōG5599, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you should haveἜδειEdeiG1163μέν,menG3303followed my adviceπειθαρχήσαντάςpeitharchēsantasG3980 G1473notμὴmēG3361to sailἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaiG321fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588CreteΚρήτης,KrētēsG2914.ThenτεteG5037you would have avertedκερδῆσαίkerdēsaiG2770thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588disasterὕβρινhubrinG5196andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588lossζημίαν.zēmianG2209.

22ButκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588nowνῦνnunG3568I urgeπαραινῶparainōG3867youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to keep up your courageεὐθυμεῖν·euthumeinG2114,becauseγὰρgarG1063ἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771will not experienceοὐδεμία ἔσταιoudemia estaiG1510 G3762anylossἀποβολὴapobolēG580of lifeψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590,but onlyπλὴνplēnG4133of theτοῦtouG3588shipπλοίου.ploiouG4143.

23ForγάρgarG1063just lastταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of theτοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316to whomοὗhouG3739IG1473belongεἰμιeimiG1510andκαὶkaiG2532whomᾧhōG3739I serveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000stood besideπαρέστηparestēG3936meG1473

24andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβοῦ,phobouG5399,PaulΠαῦλε,PauleG3972;youσεseG4771mustδεῖdeiG1163stand beforeπαραστῆναι,parastēnaiG3936CaesarΚαίσαρίKaisariG2541.AndκαὶkaiG2532lookἰδοὺidouG2400ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has grantedκεχάρισταίkecharistaiG5483youσοιsoiG4771the lives ofallπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588sailπλέονταςpleontasG4126withμετὰmetaG3326youσοῦ.souG4771.’

25SoδιὸdioG1352take courageεὐθυμεῖτεeuthumeiteG2114,menἄνδρες·andresG435,forγὰρgarG1063I believeπιστεύωpisteuōG4100τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316thatὅτιhotiG3754it will happenἔσταιestaiG1510justοὕτως καθ᾽houtōs kath᾽G3779 G2596asὃν τρόπονhon troponG3739 G5158He toldλελάληταίlelalētaiG2980meG1473.

26HoweverδέdeG1161,weG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163run agroundἐκπεσεῖν.¶ekpeseinG1601onεἰςeisG1519someτιναtinaG5100islandνῆσονnēsonG3520.”

27δὲdeG1161OnὩςHōsG5613the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηtessareskaidekatēG5065nightνὺξnuxG3571ἐγένετοegenetoG1096weG1473were still being drivenδιαφερομένωνdiapheromenōnG1308acrossἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Adriatic SeaἈδρίᾳ,AdriaG99.AboutκατὰkataG2596midnightμέσον τῆς νυκτὸςmeson tēs nuktosG3319 G3588 G3571theοἱhoiG3588sailorsναῦταιnautaiG3492sensedὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846were approachingπροσάγεινprosageinG4317landτινὰ χώραν·tina chōranG5100 G5561.

28καὶkaiG2532They took soundingsβολίσαντεςbolisantesG1001andfound thatεὗρονheuronG2147the water wastwentyεἴκοσι,eikosiG1501fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712deep.δὲdeG1161GoingδιαστήσαντεςdiastēsantesG1339a little fartherβραχὺbrachuG1024καὶkaiG2532,they took another set of soundingsπάλιν βολίσαντεςpalin bolisantesG1001 G3825that readεὗρονheuronG2147fifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712.

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