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And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us , all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
μήτεmēteNeither
Lemma: μήτε (mēte) · Strong's: G3383
Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)
Meaning: neither — μή-τε ; negative particle, differing from οὔτε as μή from οὐ, neither, nor: μήτε . . . μήτε, neither . . . ; nor, Mat.11:18, Luk.7:33 9:3, Act.23:12, 21 27:20, Heb.7:3; μὴ (μηδὲ) . . . μήτε . . . μήτε, Mat.5:34, 36,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 5:34, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 11:18, Luke 7:33, Luke 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3383; TFLSJ G3383; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 1
δὲdenow
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.,…
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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 27:20 word 2
ἡλίουhēliousun
Lemma: ἥλιος (hēlios) · Strong's: G2246
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: sun — ἥλιος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶשׁ ; ] ; the sun: with art. (El., § 46, 5), Mat.5:45 13:43 17:2 24:29, Mrk.1:32 4:6 13:24 16:2, Luk.4:40, Act.2:20" (LXX) Act.26:13, Eph.4:26, Jas.1:11, Rev.1:16 6:12 8:12 9:2…
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Used 32 times. Also: Matthew 5:45, Matthew 13:6, Matthew 13:43, Matthew 17:2, Matthew 24:29, Mark 1:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2246; TFLSJ G2246; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 3
μήτεmētenor
Lemma: μήτε (mēte) · Strong's: G3383
Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)
Meaning: neither — μή-τε ; negative particle, differing from οὔτε as μή from οὐ, neither, nor: μήτε . . . μήτε, neither . . . ; nor, Mat.11:18, Luk.7:33 9:3, Act.23:12, 21 27:20, Heb.7:3; μὴ (μηδὲ) . . . μήτε . . . μήτε, Mat.5:34, 36,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 5:34, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 11:18, Luke 7:33, Luke 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3383; TFLSJ G3383; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 4
ἄστρωνastrōnstars
Lemma: ἄστρον (astron) · Strong's: G0798
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (N-GPN)
Meaning: star — ἄστρον, -ου, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for כּוֹכָב ; ] ; (a) mostly in pl. (as in cl.), the stars: Luk.21:25, Act.27:20, Heb.11:12; (b) in sing. (Xen., al.), only of some noted star; the symbol or image of a star, Act.7:43…
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Used 4 times. Also: Luke 21:25, Acts 7:43, Hebrews 11:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0798; TFLSJ G0798; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 5
ἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnappearing
Lemma: ἐπιφαίνω (epiphainō) · Strong's: G2014
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (V-PAP-GPN)
Meaning: to appear — ἐπι-φαίνω ; [in LXX for עוּר hi., etc. ; ] ; 1. to show forth. ; 2. (= pass. in cl.) to appear: Act.27:20; with dative of person(s), Luk.1:79; metaphorically, Tit.3:4; with dative, Tit.2:11 (Cremer, 567).†; (AS)
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Used 4 times. Also: Luke 1:79, Titus 2:11, Titus 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2014; TFLSJ G2014; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 6
ἐπὶepifor
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
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Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 7
πλείοναςpleionasmany
Lemma: πλείων, πλεῖον (pleiōn, pleion) · Strong's: G4119
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Feminine · Comparative (A-APF-C)
Meaning: greater — πλέον, see: πολύς.; πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός,…
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Used 45 times. Also: Matthew 5:20, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42, Matthew 20:10, Matthew 21:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4119; TFLSJ G4119; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 8
ἡμέρας,hēmerasdays,
Lemma: ἡμέρα (hēmera) · Strong's: G2250
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: day — ἡμέρα, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for יוֹם ; ] ; day; 1. as distinct from night: genitive ἡμέρας, by day (WM, §30, 11), Rev.21:25; ἡ. κ. νυκτός (ν. κ. ̔ἡ.), Act.9:24, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8, Rev.4:8 (BL, §36, 13);…
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Used 392 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 3:1, Matthew 4:2, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2250; TFLSJ G2250; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 9
χειμῶνόςcheimōnostempest
Lemma: χειμών (cheimōn) · Strong's: G5494
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: winter — χειμών, -ῶνος, ὁ ; [in LXX for גֶּשֶׁם, סְתָו ; ] ; 1. winter: Jhn.10:22, 2Ti.4:21; genitive, χειμῶνος, in winter, Mat.24:20, Mrk.13:18. ; 2. Prop., a winter storm, hence, generally, a storm, tempest: Mat.16:3 (T, WH,…
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Used 6 times. Also: Matthew 16:3, Matthew 24:20, Mark 13:18, John 10:22, 2 Timothy 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5494; TFLSJ G5494; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 10
τεteand
Lemma: τε (te) · Strong's: G5037
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and/both — τέ, ; enclitic copulative particle (= Lat. -que as καί = and, ac, atque, not very frequently in NT, more than two-thirds of the occurrences being in Ac. ; 1. τέ solitarium, and, denoting a closer affinity than καί…
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Used 227 times. Also: Matthew 22:10, Matthew 27:48, Matthew 28:12, Mark 15:36, Luke 2:16, Luke 12:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5037; TFLSJ G5037; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 11
οὐκoukno
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 12
ὀλίγουoligousmall
Lemma: ὀλίγος (oligos) · Strong's: G3641
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (A-GSM)
Meaning: little/few — ὀλίγος, -η, -ον; (on οὐχ ὁλ., see infr.), [in LXX chiefly for מָעַט ; ] ; of number, quantity, size, few, little, small, slight: Mat.9:37 15:34, Mrk.6:5 8:7, Luk.10:2 12:48 (sc. πληγάς, opposite to πολλάς), 1Ti.5:23,…
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Used 44 times. Also: Matthew 7:14, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 15:34, Matthew 20:16, Matthew 22:14, Matthew 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3641; TFLSJ G3641; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 13
ἐπικειμένουepikeimenouafflicted [us]
Lemma: ἐπίκειμαι (epikeimai) · Strong's: G1945
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (V-PNP-GSM)
Meaning: to lay on — ἐπι-κείμαι ; [in LXX: Exo.39:31 (נָתַן), Job.19:3 (הָכַר hi.) Job.21:27 (חָמַס), 1Ma.6:57, 2Ma.1:21, 3Ma.1:22 * ; ] ; to be placed, lie on: Jhn.21:9; before ἐπί, with dative, Jhn.11:38; figuratively, Heb.9:10; ἀνάγκη,…
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Used 7 times. Also: Luke 5:1, Luke 23:23, John 11:38, John 21:9, 1 Corinthians 9:16, Hebrews 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1945; TFLSJ G1945; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 14
λοιπὸνloiponfrom then on
Lemma: λοιπόν (loipon) · Strong's: G3063
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: henceforth — λοιπός, -ή, -όν; (λείπω), [in LXX chiefly for יָתַר, also for שְׁאָר, etc. ; ] ; the remaining, the rest, ; 1. pl., οἱ λ.: with subst., Mat.25:11, Act.2:37, Rom.1:13, al.; absol., Mat.22:6, Mrk.16:13, Luk.24:10, al.; οἱ…
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Used 13 times. Also: Matthew 26:45, Mark 14:41, 1 Corinthians 1:16, 1 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Corinthians 7:29, 2 Corinthians 13:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3063; TFLSJ G3063; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 15
περιῃρεῖτοperiēreitowas abandoned
Lemma: περιαιρέω (periaireō) · Strong's: G4014
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IPI-3S)
Meaning: to take away — περι-αιρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for סוּר hi. ; ] ; to take away that which surrounds, take away, take off (τείχη, Hdt., Thuc.; χιτῶνα, Plat.; δακτύλιον, Gen.41:42, cf. σφρηγῖδα, Hdt., ii, 151) : τ. κάλυΜΜα, pass.,…
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Used 5 times. Also: Acts 27:40, Acts 28:13, 2 Corinthians 3:16, Hebrews 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4014; TFLSJ G4014; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 16
ἐλπὶςelpishope
Lemma: ἐλπίς (elpis) · Strong's: G1680
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: hope — ἐλπίς ; (ἑλ-, Rom.8:20, WH, see Bl., § 4, 3; M, Pr., 44), -ίδος, ἡ [in LXX for בָּטַח and its derivatives, תִּקְוָה (frequently in Jb), etc. ; ] ; expectation (in cl., rarely of evil, mostly of good, and so always in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 54 times. Also: Acts 2:26, Acts 16:19, Acts 23:6, Acts 24:15, Acts 26:6, Acts 26:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1680; TFLSJ G1680; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 17
πᾶσαpasaall
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (A-NSF)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 18
τοῦtouof
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (T-GSN)
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 27:20 word 19
σῴζεσθαιsōzesthaibeing saved
Lemma: σῴζω (sōzō) · Strong's: G4982
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Infinitive (V-PPN)
Meaning: to save — σώζω (on the more accurate σῴζω, see WH, Intr., §410; Bl., §3, 1-3), ; [in LXX chiefly for ישׁע hi., also for מלט ni., נצל ni., etc. ; ] ; to save from peril, injury or suffering: Mat.8:25, Mrk.13:20, Luk.23:35, al.; τ.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 109 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 8:25, Matthew 9:21, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 10:22, Matthew 14:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4982; TFLSJ G4982; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 20
ἡμᾶς.hēmasus.
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Plural (P-1AP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Acts 27:20 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [When] | → | δέ G1161 then |
| neither | → | μήτε G3383 neither |
| sun | → | ἥλιος G2246 sun |
| nor | → | μήτε G3383 neither |
| stars | → | ἄστρον G0798 star |
| appeared | → | ἐπιφαίνω G2014 to appear |
| for | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| many | → | πλείων, πλεῖον G4119 greater |
| days | → | ἡμέρα G2250 day |
| and | → | τε G5037 and/both |
| [the great] | → | ὀλίγος G3641 little/few |
| storm | → | χειμών G5494 winter |
| continued to batter us | → | ἐπίκειμαι G1945 to lay on |
| we abandoned | → | περιαιρέω G4014 to take away |
| all | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| hope | → | ἐλπίς G1680 hope |
| of | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| being saved | → | σῴζω G4982 to save |
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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