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Acts 27:9-20

9When considerableἱκανοῦhikanouG2425timeχρόνουchronouG5550had passedδιαγενομένουdiagenomenouG1230and the voyageπλοὸςploosG4144was nowἤδηēdēG2235dangerousἐπισφαλοῦςepisphalousG2000,sinceδιὰdiaG1223evenG2532thefastνηστείανnēsteianG3521was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235overπαρεληλυθέναι,parelēluthenaiG3928,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972startedadmonishingπαρῄνειparēneiG3867them,

10sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to 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 thecaptainG3490ofG3490theG3490shipG3490thanἢēG2228by what was being saidλεγομένοις.¶legomenoisG3004by PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972.

12The harborλιμένοςlimenosG3040was notG428suitableG428for winteringπαραχειμασίανparacheimasianG3915,so the majorityG4183reachedἔθεντοethentoG5087a decisionβουλὴνboulēnG1012to putG321outG321to seaG321fromG1564thereG1564,ifεἴeiG1487somehowπωςpōsG4458they couldδύναιντοdunaintoG1410reachκαταντήσαντεςkatantēsantesG2658PhoenixΦοίνικαPhoinikaG5405,a harborλιμέναlimenaG3040ofCreteΚρήτηςKrētēsG2914facingβλέπονταblepontaG991southwestλίβαlibaG3047and northwestχῶρον.¶chōronG5566,and spendG3914theG3914winterπαραχειμάσαιparacheimasaiG3914there.

13When a moderateG5285southνότουnotouG3558windG3558cameG5285upG5285,thinkingδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380that they had attainedκεκρατηκέναι,kekratēkenaiG2902their purposeπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286,they weighedG142anchorG142and begansailingG3881alongG3881CreteΚρήτην.KrētēnG2914,closerἆσσονassonG788to shore.

14But beforeμετ᾽ οὐmet᾽ ouG3326 G3756veryG4183longG4183a violentτυφωνικὸςtuphōnikosG5189windἄνεμοςanemosG417,calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564EuraquiloG2146,rushedἔβαλενebalenG906downκατ᾽kat᾽G2596from the land;

15and when the shipπλοίουploiouG4143was caughtσυναρπασθέντοςsunarpasthentosG4884in itand couldδυναμένουdunamenouG1410not headG503upG503intoG503the windἀνέμῳanemōG417,we gaveG1929upG1929and let ourselves be drivenἐφερόμεθα.epheromethaG5342by the wind.

16RunningG5295underG5295theG5295shelterG5295of a smallG3519islandG3519calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564CaudaΚαῦδαKaudaG2802,we wereG2480ableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480to getγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096the ship’sboatσκάφης,skaphēsG4627underG4031controlG4031onlywithG3433difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433.

17After they had hoistedG142it upG142,they usedἐχρῶντοechrōntoG5530supportingG996cablesG996in undergirdingὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesG5269the shipπλοῖον·ploionG4143;and fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399that they mightrunG1601agroundG1601on the shallowsof SyrtisΣύρτινSurtinG4950,they letG5465downG5465theseaG4632anchorG4632and let themselves be drivenἐφέροντο.epherontoG5342along inG3779thisG3779wayG3779.

18The nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day as we were being violentlyσφοδρῶςsphodrōsG4971tossedG5492byG5492the stormG5492, they began tojettisonG1546theG1546cargoG1546;

19and on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154day they threwἔρριψαν·erripsanG4496the ship’sπλοίουploiouG4143tackleσκευὴνskeuēnG4631overboardwith their ownG849handsG849.

20Since neitherμήτεmēteG3383sunἡλίουhēliouG2246norμήτεmēteG3383starsἄστρωνastrōnG798appearedἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnG2014for manyG4183daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,and noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγουoligouG3641stormχειμῶνόςcheimōnosG5494was assailingἐπικειμένουepikeimenouG1945us,fromG3062thenG3062onG3062allπᾶσαpasaG3956hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680of our being savedσῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiG4982was slowlyabandonedπεριῃρεῖτοperiēreitoG4014.

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