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Acts 27:14-44

14ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756longπολὺpoluG4183afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326there aroseἔβαλενebalenG906againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596itαὐτῆςautēsG846a tempestuousτυφωνικὸςtuphōnikosG5189windἄνεμοςanemosG417,calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564Euroclydonεὐρακύλων.eurakulōnG2148.

15AndδὲdeG1161when the shipτοῦ πλοίουtou ploiouG3588 G4143was caughtσυναρπασθέντοςsunarpasthentosG4884,andκαὶkaiG2532couldδυναμένουdunamenouG1410notμὴmēG3361bear up intoἀντοφθαλμεῖνantophthalmeinG503the windτῷ ἀνέμῳtō anemōG3588 G417,we letἐπιδόντεςepidontesG1929herdriveἐφερόμεθα.epheromethaG5342.

16AndδέdeG1161running underὑποδραμόντεςhupodramontesG5295a certainτιtiG5100islandνησίονnēsionG3519which is calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564ClaudaΚαῦδαKaudaG2802,we hadG2480muchμόλιςmolisG3433workG2480to comeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096byπερικρατεῖςperikrateisG4031the boatτῆς σκάφης,tēs skaphēsG3588 G4627:

17WhichἣνhēnG3739when they had taken upἄραντεςarantesG142,they usedἐχρῶντοechrōntoG5530helpsβοηθείαιςboētheiaisG996,undergirdingὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesG5269the shipτὸ πλοῖον·to ploionG3588 G4143;andτεteG5037,fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399lestμὴmēG3361they should fallἐκπέσωσινekpesōsinG1601intoεἰςeisG1519the quicksandsτὴν Σύρτινtēn SurtinG3588 G4950,strakeχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG5465sailτὸ σκεῦος,to skeuosG3588 G4632,and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779were drivenἐφέροντο.epherontoG5342.

18τῇtēaG3588AndδὲdeG1161weG1473being exceedinglyσφοδρῶςsphodrōsG4971tossed with a tempestχειμαζομένωνcheimazomenōnG5492,the nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836daythey lightenedἐποιοῦντο·epoiountoG4160the shipἐκβολὴνekbolēnG1546;

19τῇtēaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154daywe cast outἔρριψαν·erripsanG4496with our own handsαὐτόχειρεςautocheiresG849the tacklingτὴν σκευὴνtēn skeuēnG3588 G4631of the shipτοῦ πλοίουtou ploiouG3588 G4143.

20τοῦtouG3588AndδὲdeG1161when neitherμήτεmēteG3383sunἡλίουhēliouG2246norμήτεmēteG3383starsἄστρωνastrōnG798inἐπὶepiG1909manyπλείοναςpleionasG4119daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250appearedἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnG2014,andτεteG5037noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγουoligouG3641tempestχειμῶνόςcheimōnosG5494lay onἐπικειμένουepikeimenouG1945us,allπᾶσαpasaG3956hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680that weG1473should be savedσῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiG4982wasG4014thenλοιπὸνloiponG3063taken awayG4014.

21ButG1161afterτότεtoteG5119ὑπαρχούσηςhuparchousēsG5225longπολλῆςpollēsG4183abstinenceἀσιτίαςasitiasG776Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972stood forthσταθεὶςstatheisG2476inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of themαὐτῶνautōnG846,and saidG3004,ὦōG5599Sirsἄνδρες,andresG435,ye shouldἜδειEdeiG1163μέν,menG3303have hearkenedπειθαρχήσαντάςpeitharchēsantasG3980unto meG1473,andG321notμὴmēG3361have loosedG321fromἀπὸapoG575Creteτῆς Κρήτης,tēs KrētēsG3588 G2914,andG5037to have gainedκερδῆσαίkerdēsaiG2770thisταύτηνtautēnG3778harmτὴν ὕβρινtēn hubrinG3588 G5196andκαὶkaiG2532lossτὴν ζημίαν.tēn zēmianG3588 G2209.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532nowG3569I exhortπαραινῶparainōG3867youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to beεὐθυμεῖν·euthumeinG2114of good cheerἀποβολὴapobolēG580:forγὰρgarG1063there shall beἔσταιestaiG1510no lossοὐδεμίαoudemiaG3762ofG5590any man’slifeψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590amongἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,butπλὴνplēnG4133of the shipπλοίου.ploiouG3588 G4143.

23ForγάρgarG1063there stoodπαρέστηparestēG3936by meG1473thisταύτῃtautēG3778nightτῇ νυκτὶtēa nuktiG3588 G3571the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,whoseοὗhouG3739I amεἰμιeimiG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532whomᾧhōG3739I serveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000,

24Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Fearφοβοῦ,phobouG5399notμὴmēG3361,PaulΠαῦλε,PauleG3972;thouσεseG4771must beδεῖdeiG1163brought beforeπαραστῆναι,parastēnaiG3936CæsarΚαίσαρίKaisariG2541:andκαὶkaiG2532,loG3708,Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath givenκεχάρισταίkecharistaiG5483theeσοιsoiG4771allπάνταςpantasG3956themτοὺςtousG3588that sailπλέονταςpleontasG4126withμετὰmetaG3326theeσοῦ.souG4771.

25WhereforeδιὸdioG1352,sirsἄνδρες·andresG435,be of good cheerεὐθυμεῖτεeuthumeiteG2114:forγὰρgarG1063I believeπιστεύωpisteuōG4100Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316,thatὅτιhotiG3754itοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shall beἔσταιestaiG1510evenκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596ὃνhonG3739asτρόπονtroponG5158it was toldλελάληταίlelalētaiG2980meG1473.

26HowbeitδέdeG1161weG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163be castἐκπεσεῖν.¶ekpeseinG1601uponεἰςeisG1519a certainτιναtinaG5100islandνῆσονnēsonG3520.

27ButδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηtessareskaidekatēG5065nightνὺξnuxG3571was comeἐγένετοegenetoG1096,as weG1473were driven up and downδιαφερομένωνdiapheromenōnG1308inἐνenG1722Adriaτῷ Ἀδρίᾳ,tō AdriaG3588 G99,aboutκατὰkataG2596μέσονmesonG3319midnightτῆς νυκτὸςtēs nuktosG3588 G3571the shipmenοἱ ναῦταιhoi nautaiG3588 G3492deemed thatὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846drew near toπροσάγεινprosageinG4317someτινὰtinaG5100countryχώραν·chōranG5561;

28AndκαὶkaiG2532soundedβολίσαντεςbolisantesG1001,and foundεὗρονheuronG2147ittwentyεἴκοσι,eikosiG1501fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712:andδὲdeG1161when they had goneδιαστήσαντεςdiastēsantesG1339a little furtherβραχὺbrachuG1024,they soundedβολίσαντεςbolisantesG1001againπάλινpalinG3825,andκαὶkaiG2532foundεὗρονheuronG2147itfifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712.

29ThenτεteG5037fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399lestG3381we should have fallenἐκπέσωμεν,ekpesōmenG1601uponG1519rocksτραχεῖς τόπουςtracheis topousG5138 G5117,they castῥίψαντεςrhipsantesG4496fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45out ofἐκekG1537the sternπρύμνηςprumnēsG4403,and wishedηὔχοντοēuchontoG2172forγενέσθαι.genesthaiG1096the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

30τῶνtōnG3588AndδὲdeG1161as the shipmenναυτῶνnautōnG3492were aboutζητούντωνzētountōnG2212to fleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343out ofἐκekG1537the shipτοῦ πλοίουtou ploiouG3588 G4143,whenκαὶkaiG2532they had let downχαλασάντωνchalasantōnG5465the boatτὴν σκάφηνtēn skaphēnG3588 G4627intoεἰςeisG1519the seaτὴν θάλασσανtēn thalassanG3588 G2281,under colourπροφάσειprophaseiG4392as thoughὡςhōsG5613they wouldμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195have castἐκτείνεινekteineinG1614anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45out ofἐκekG1537the foreshipπρῴρηςprōrēsG4408,

31Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972saidG3004to the centurionτῷ ἑκατοντάρχῃtō hekatontarchēG3588 G1543andκαὶkaiG2532to the soldiersτοῖς στρατιώταις·tois stratiōtaisG3588 G4757,ExceptἐὰνeanG1437μὴmēG3361theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778abideμείνωσινmeinōsinG3306inἐνenG1722the shipτῷ πλοίῳ,tō ploiōG3588 G4143,yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771cannotοὐouG3756δύνασθε.dunastheG1410be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.

32ThenτότεtoteG5119the soldiersοἱ στρατιῶταιhoi stratiōtaiG3588 G4757cut offἀπέκοψανapekopsanG609the ropesτὰ σχοινίαta schoiniaG3588 G4979of the boatτῆς σκάφηςtēs skaphēsG3588 G4627,andκαὶkaiG2532letεἴασανeiasanG1439herαὐτὴνautēnG846fall offἐκπεσεῖν.¶ekpeseinG1601.

33AndδὲdeG1161whileἌχριAchriG891the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250wasἤμελλενēmellenG3195coming onγίνεσθαι,ginesthaiG1096,Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972besoughtπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870themallἅπανταςhapantasG537to takeμεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinG3335meatτροφῆςtrophēsG5160,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,This dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594is the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηνtessareskaidekatēnG5065dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250thatοὗhouG3739ye have tarriedπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokōntesG4328and continuedδιατελεῖτεdiateleiteG1300fastingἄσιτοιasitoiG777,having takenπροσλαβόμενοι.proslabomenoiG4355nothingμηθὲνmēthenG3367.

34τῆςtēsG3588WhereforeδιὸdioG1352I prayπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870youG4771to takeG4355somemeatτροφῆς·trophēsG5160:forγὰρgarG1063this isτοῦτοtoutoG3778forπρὸςprosG4314yourG5212healthσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991:forγὰρgarG1063there shallὑπάρχει·huparcheiG5225notοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762an hairθρὶξthrixG2359fallG4098fromG1537the headτῆς κεφαλῆςtēs kephalēsG3588 G2776of any of youG4771.

35And whenδὲdeG1161he hadG3004thusταῦταtautaG3778spokenG3004,he tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983breadἄρτονartonG740,andκαὶkaiG2532gave thanksεὐχαρίστησενeucharistēsenG2168to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316in presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of them allπάντων,pantōnG3956:andκαὶkaiG2532when he had brokenκλάσαςklasasG2806it,he beganG756to eatἐσθίειν.esthieinG2068.

36ThenδὲdeG1161wereγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096they allπάντεςpantesG3956of good cheerεὔθυμοιeuthumoiG2115,andκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846also tookπροσελάβοντοproselabontoG4355somemeatτροφῆς·trophēsG5160.

37AndδὲdeG1161we wereἤμεθαēmethaG1510in allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956inἐνenG1722the shipαἱ πλοίῳhai ploiōG3588 G4143two hundredδιακόσιαιdiakosiaiG1250threescore and sixteenἑβδομήκοντα ἕξ.hebdomēkonta hexG1440 G1803soulsψυχαὶ τῷpsuchai tōG3588 G5590.

38And whenδὲdeG1161they had eaten enoughκορεσθέντεςkoresthentesG2880τροφῆςtrophēsG5160,they lightenedἐκούφιζονekouphizonG2893the shipτὸ πλοῖονto ploionG3588 G4143,and cast outἐκβαλλόμενοιekballomenoiG1544the wheatτὸν σῖτονton sitonG3588 G4621intoεἰςeisG1519the seaτὴν θάλασσαν.tēn thalassanG3588 G2281.

39AndδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753it wasἐγένετο,egenetoG1096dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250,they knewἐπεγίνωσκον,epeginōskonG1921notοὐκoukG3756the landτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093:butδέdeG1161they discoveredκατενόουνkatenoounG2657a certainτιναtinaG5100creekκόλπονkolponG2859withἔχονταechontaG2192a shoreαἰγιαλόν,aigialonG123,intoεἰςeisG1519the whichὃνhonG3739they were mindedἐβουλεύοντο,ebouleuontoG1011,ifεἰeiG1487it were possibleδύναιντο,dunaintoG1410,to thrustἐξῶσαιexōsaiG1856in the shipτὸ πλοῖον.to ploionG3588 G4143.

40AndκαὶkaiG2532when they had taken upπεριελόντεςperielontesG4014the anchorsτὰς ἀγκύραςtas agkurasG3588 G45,they committedεἴωνeiōnG1439themselvesuntoεἰςeisG1519the seaτὴν θάλασσαν,tēn thalassanG3588 G2281,andἅμαhamaG260loosedἀνέντεςanentesG447the rudderτὰς πηδαλίωνtas pēdaliōnG3588 G4079bandsζευκτηρίας τῶνzeuktērias tōnG3588 G2202,andκαὶkaiG2532hoised upἐπάραντεςeparantesG1869the mainsailτὸν ἀρτέμωναton artemōnaG3588 G736to the windτῇ πνεούσῃtēa pneousēG3588 G4154,and madeκατεῖχονkateichonG2722towardεἰςeisG1519shoreτὸν αἰγιαλόν.ton aigialonG3588 G123.

41τὴνtēnG3588ἡhēG3588AndδὲdeG1161fallingπεριπεσόντεςperipesontesG4045intoεἰςeisG1519a placeτόπονtoponG5117where two seas metδιθάλασσονdithalassonG1337,they ranG2027the shipναῦν· ἡnaun hēG3588 G3491agroundG2027;andκαὶkaiG2532the forepartπρῷραprōraG4408μὲνmenG3303stuck fastἐρείσασαereisasaG2043,and remainedἔμεινενemeinenG3306unmoveableἀσάλευτος,asaleutosG761,butδὲdeG1161the hinder partπρύμναprumnaG4403was brokenἐλύετοeluetoG3089withὑπὸhupoG5259the violenceτῆς βίαςtēs biasG3588 G970of the wavesτῶν κυμάτων.tōn kumatōnG3588 G2949.

42τῶνtōnG3588AndδὲdeG1161the soldiers’στρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757counselβουλὴboulēG1012wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096toἵναinaG2443killἀποκτείνωσιν,apokteinōsinG615the prisonersτοὺς δεσμώταςtous desmōtasG3588 G1202,lestμήmēG3361anyτιςtisG5100of them should swim outἐκκολυμβήσαςekkolumbēsasG1579,and escapeδιαφύγῃ.diaphugēG1309.

43ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543,willingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to saveδιασῶσαιdiasōsaiG1295Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588 G3972,keptἐκώλυσενekōlusenG2967themαὐτοὺςautousG846fromτοῦtouG3588theirpurposeβουλήματος,boulēmatosG1013;andτεteG5037commanded thatἐκέλευσένekeleusenG2753theyτοὺςtousG3588which couldδυναμένουςdunamenousG1410swimκολυμβᾶνkolumbanG2860should castἀπορίψανταςaporipsantasG641themselvesfirstπρώτουςprōtousG4413into the sea,and getἐξιέναι,exienaiG1826toἐπὶepiG1909landτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093:

44AndκαὶkaiG2532the restτοὺς λοιποὺςtous loipousG3588 G3062,someοὓςhousG3739μὲνmenG3303onἐπὶepiG1909boardsσανίσιν,sanisinG4548,andδὲdeG1161someοὓςhousG3739onἐπίepiG1909τινωνtinōnG5100τῶνtōnG3588broken piecesofἀπὸapoG575the shipτοῦ πλοίου.tou ploiouG3588 G4143.AndκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,that they escapedG1295allπάνταςpantasG3956safeG1295toἐπὶepiG1909landτὴν γῆν.tēn gēnG3588 G1093.

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