New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 27:12-20

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.

14But beforeμετ᾽ οὐmet᾽ ouG3326 G3756veryG4183longG4183thererushedἔβαλενebalenG906downκατ᾽kat᾽G2596fromthe land a violentτυφωνικὸςtuphōnikosG5189windἄνεμοςanemosG417,calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564EuraquiloG2146;

15and when the shipπλοίουploiouG4143was caughtσυναρπασθέντοςsunarpasthentosG4884in itand couldδυναμένουdunamenouG1410not faceἀντοφθαλμεῖνantophthalmeinG503the windἀνέμῳanemōG417,we gaveG1929wayG1929to itand let ourselves be drivenἐφερόμεθα.epheromethaG5342along.

16RunningG5295underG5295the shelterG5295of a smallG3519islandG3519calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564ClaudaΚαῦδαKaudaG2802,we were scarcelyμόλιςmolisG3433ableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480to getγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096the ship’sboatσκάφης,skaphēsG4627underG4031controlG4031.

17After they had hoistedἄραντεςarantesG142it up, they usedἐχρῶντοechrōntoG5530supportingG996cablesG996in undergirdingὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesG5269the shipπλοῖον·ploionG4143;and fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399that they mightrunG1601agroundG1601on the shallowsof SyrtisΣύρτινSurtinG4950,they letG5465downG5465theseaG4632anchorG4632and in thisG3779wayG3779let themselves be drivenἐφέροντο.epherontoG5342along.

18The nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day as we were being violentlyσφοδρῶςsphodrōsG4971storm-tossedχειμαζομένωνcheimazomenōnG5492, they began tojettisonG1546the cargoG1546;

19and on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154day they threwἔρριψαν·erripsanG4496the ship’sπλοίουploiouG4143tackleσκευὴνskeuēnG4631overboard with their ownG849handsG849.

20Since neitherμήτεmēteG3383sunἡλίουhēliouG2246norμήτεmēteG3383starsἄστρωνastrōnG798appearedἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnG2014for manyG4183daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,and noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγουoligouG3641stormχειμῶνόςcheimōnosG5494was assailingἐπικειμένουepikeimenouG1945us,from thenG3062on allπᾶσαpasaG3956hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680of our being savedσῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiG4982was gradually abandonedπεριῃρεῖτοperiēreitoG4014.

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