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And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
νησίονnēsionAn Island
Lemma: νησίον (nēsion) · Strong's: G3519
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: small island — νησίον, -ου, τό; (dimin. of νῆσος), = νησίς (Hdt., Thuc., al.) ; a small island: Act.27:16.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3519; TFLSJ G3519; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 1
δέdethen
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 2
τιticertain
Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100
Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (X-ASN)
Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 3
ὑποδραμόντεςhupodramonteshaving run under
Lemma: ὑποτρέχω (hupotrechō) · Strong's: G5295
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-2AAP-NPM)
Meaning: to sail under — ὑπο-τρέχω ; to run in under; of navigators, to run in the lee of: with accusative (see M, Pr., 65), Act.27:16.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5295; TFLSJ G5295; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 4
καλούμενονkaloumenonbeing called
Lemma: καλέω (kaleō) · Strong's: G2564G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (V-PPP-ASN)
Meaning: to call: call — καλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for קרא ; ] ; 1. to call, summon: with accusative of person(s), Mat.20:8 25:14, Mrk.3:31, Luk.19:13, Act.4:18; before ἐκ, Mat.2:15 (LXX); metaphorically, 1Pe.2:9. ; 2. to call to one's…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 139 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2564G; TFLSJ G2564G; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 5
ΚαῦδαKaudaCauda
Lemma: Κλαύδη, Καῦδα (Klaudē, Kauda) · Strong's: G2802
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter · Location (N-ASN-L)
Meaning: Cauda — Καῦδα (TR, mg., Κλαῦδα; Rec. Κλαύδή), ἡ, ; Cauda, Clauda, an island near Crete: Act.27:16.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2802; TFLSJ G2802; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 6
ἰσχύσαμενischusamenwe were able
Lemma: ἰσχύω (ischuō) · Strong's: G2480
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-AAI-1P)
Meaning: be strong — ἰσχύω; (ἰσχύς), [in LXX for חָזַק, גִּבּוֹר, עָצַם, etc. ; ] ; 1. to be strong in body: Mat.9:12, Mrk.2:17. ; 2. to be powerful, have power, prevail: Act.19:20, Rev.12:8; before κατά, with genitive of person(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 28 times. Also: Matthew 5:13, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:12, Matthew 26:40, Mark 2:17, Mark 5:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2480; TFLSJ G2480; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 7
μόλιςmoliswith difficulty
Lemma: μόλις (molis) · Strong's: G3433
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: hardly — μόλις ; adv. (μόλος, toil) ; post-Hom. alternative for μόγις, ; [in LXX: Pro.11:31, Wis.9:16, al. ; ] ; with difficulty, hardly, scarcely: Luk.9:39 (T, μόγις), Act.14:8 27:7-8, 16, Rom.5:7, 1Pe.4:18" (LXX) .†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Acts 14:18, Acts 27:7, Acts 27:8, Romans 5:7, 1 Peter 4:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3433; TFLSJ G3433; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 8
περικρατεῖςperikrateiscontrol
Lemma: περικρατής (perikratēs) · Strong's: G4031
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)
Meaning: in control of — περι-κρατής, -ές ; [in LXX: Da TH Sus 1:39 A * ; ] ; having full command of: Act.27:16.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4031; TFLSJ G4031; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 9
γενέσθαιgenesthaito gain
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Infinitive (V-2ADN)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 10
τῆςtēsof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 11
σκάφης,skaphēslifeboat,
Lemma: σκάφη (skaphē) · Strong's: G4627
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: lifeboat — σκάφη, -ης, ἡ; (σκάπτω), [in LXX: Dan LXX Bel 1:32, TH Bel 1:33 * ; ] ; anything scooped out, esp. a light boat, skiff: Act.27:16, 30 27:32.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3 times. Also: Acts 27:30, Acts 27:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4627; TFLSJ G4627; TAGNT Acts 27:16 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Passing to the lee | → | ὑποτρέχω G5295 to sail under |
| of a small | → | τις G5100 one |
| island | → | νησίον G3519 small island |
| called | → | καλέω G2564G to call: call |
| Cauda | → | Κλαύδη, Καῦδα G2802 Cauda |
| we barely managed | → | ἰσχύω G2480 be strong |
| . . . | → | μόλις G3433 hardly |
| to secure | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| . . . | → | περικρατής G4031 in control of |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| lifeboat | → | σκάφη G4627 lifeboat |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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