New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 27:7-17

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.

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.

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