New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 27:1-13

1WhenὩςHōsG5613it was decidedἐκρίθηekrithēG2919that wewould sailἀποπλεῖνapopleinG636forItalyἸταλίαν,ItalianG2482,they proceeded to deliverπαρεδίδουνparedidounG3860PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and someτιναςtinasG5100otherἑτέρουςheterousG2087prisonersδεσμώταςdesmōtasG1202to a centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543of the AugustanΣεβαστῆς.SebastēsG4575cohortσπείρηςspeirēsG4686namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686JuliusἸουλίῳIouliōG2457.

2And embarkingἐπιβάντεςepibantesG1910in an AdramyttianἈδραμυττηνῷAdramuttēnōG98shipπλοίῳploiōG4143,which was aboutμέλλοντιmellontiG3195to sailπλεῖνpleinG4126to the regionsτόπουςtopousG5117alongG2596the coastG2596ofAsiaἈσίανAsianG773,we putG321out to seaG321accompaniedὄντος σὺνontos sunG1510 G4862byAristarchusἈριστάρχουAristarchouG708, aMacedonianΜακεδόνοςMakedonosG3110ofThessalonicaΘεσσαλονικέως.ThessalonikeōsG2331.

3The nextἑτέρᾳheteraG2087day we putκατήχθημενkatēchthēmenG2609in atSidonΣιδῶνα,SidōnaG4605;and JuliusἸούλιοςIouliosG2457treatedχρησάμενοςchrēsamenosG5530PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972with considerationφιλανθρώπωςphilanthrōpōsG5364andallowedἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenG2010him to goπορευθέντιporeuthentiG4198to his friendsφίλουςphilousG5384and receiveτυχεῖν.tucheinG5177careἐπιμελείαςepimeleiasG1958.

4From thereG2547we putG321out to seaG321and sailedὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284underG5284the shelterG5284ofCyprusΚύπρονKupronG2954becauseδιὰdiaG1223the windsἀνέμουςanemousG417were contraryἐναντίους,enantiousG1727.

5When we had sailedG1277throughG1277the seaπέλαγοςpelagosG3989alongG2596the coastG2596ofCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791andPamphyliaΠαμφυλίανPamphulianG3828,we landedκατήλθομενkatēlthomenG2718at MyraΜύραMuraG3460in LyciaΛυκίας.LukiasG3073.

6ThereG2546the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147anAlexandrianἈλεξανδρῖνονAlexandrinonG222shipπλοῖονploionG4143sailingπλέονpleonG4126forItalyἸταλίανItalianG2482,and he putG1688us aboardG1688it.

7When we had sailedG1020slowlyG1020for a goodG2425manyἱκαναῖςhikanaisG2425daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,and with difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433had arrivedγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096offκατὰkataG2596CnidusΚνίδονKnidonG2834,since the windἀνέμουanemouG417did not permitG4330us to gofartherG4330,we sailedὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284underG5284the shelterG5284ofCreteΚρήτηνKrētēnG2914,offκατὰkataG2596SalmoneΣαλμώνην,SalmōnēnG4534;

8and with difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433sailingG3881pastG3881it we cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064to a placeτόπονtoponG5117calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564FairG2568HavensG2568,nearἐγγὺςengusG1451whichᾧhōG3739was the cityG4172of LaseaΛασαία.LasaiaG2996.

9When considerableἱκανοῦhikanouG2425timeχρόνουchronouG5550had passedδιαγενομένουdiagenomenouG1230and the voyageπλοὸςploosG4144was nowἤδηēdēG2235dangerousἐπισφαλοῦςepisphalousG2000,sinceδιὰdiaG1223evenG2532thefastνηστείανnēsteianG3521was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235overπαρεληλυθέναι,parelēluthenaiG3928,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972beganto admonishπαρῄνειparēneiG3867them,

10and saidλέγωνlegōnG3004to them, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,I perceiveθεωρῶtheōrōG2334that the voyageπλοῦν.plounG4144willG3195certainlyG3195be withdamageὕβρεωςhubreōsG5196and greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183lossζημίαςzēmiasG2209,not onlyG3440of the cargoφορτίουphortiouG5413and the shipπλοίουploiouG4143,but alsoG2532of our livesψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590.”

11But the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543was moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123persuadedἐπείθετοepeithetoG3982by thepilotκυβερνήτῃkubernētēG2942and thecaptainG3490of the shipG3490thanἢēG2228by what was being saidλεγομένοις.¶legomenoisG3004by PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972.

12Because the harborλιμένοςlimenosG3040was not suitableἈνευθέτουAneuthetouG428for winteringπαραχειμασίανparacheimasianG3915,the majorityG4183reachedἔθεντοethentoG5087a decisionβουλὴνboulēnG1012to putG321out to seaG321from thereἐκεῖθεν,ekeithenG1564,ifεἴeiG1487somehowπωςpōsG4458they couldδύναιντοdunaintoG1410reachκαταντήσαντεςkatantēsantesG2658PhoenixΦοίνικαPhoinikaG5405,a harborλιμέναlimenaG3040ofCreteΚρήτηςKrētēsG2914,facingβλέπονταblepontaG991southwestλίβαlibaG3047and northwestχῶρον.¶chōronG5566,and spendG3914the winterπαραχειμάσαιparacheimasaiG3914there.

13When a moderateG5285southνότουnotouG3558windG3558cameG5285up, supposingδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380that they had attainedκεκρατηκέναι,kekratēkenaiG2902their purposeπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286,they weighedG142anchorG142and begansailingG3881alongG3881CreteΚρήτην.KrētēnG2914,closeἆσσονassonG788inshore.

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