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Acts 27

Acts 27:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
when the south wind
notos (Greek #3558)
the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself
KJV usage: south (wind).
Pronounce: not'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
blew softly
hupopneo (Greek #5285)
to breathe gently, i.e. breeze
KJV usage: blow softly.
Pronounce: hoop-op-neh'-o
Origin: from 5259 and 4154
, supposing that
dokeo (Greek #1380)
to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
KJV usage: be accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of reputation, seem (good), suppose, think, trow.
Pronounce: dok-eh'-o
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb, δόκω (dok'-o) (used only in an alternate in certain tenses; compare the base of 1166) of the same meaning
they had obtained
krateo (Greek #2902)
to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain, retain, take (by).
Pronounce: krat-eh'-o
Origin: from 2904
their purpose
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
prothesis (Greek #4286)
a setting forth, i.e. (figuratively) proposal (intention); specially, the show-bread (in the Temple) as exposed before God
KJV usage: purpose, shew(-bread).
Pronounce: proth'-es-is
Origin: from 4388
, loosing
airo (Greek #142)
to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare 05375) to expiate sin
KJV usage: away with, bear (up), carry, lift up, loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take (away, up).
Pronounce: ah'-ee-ro
Origin: a primary root
s thence, they sailed
paralegomai (Greek #3881)
(specially), to lay one's course near, i.e. sail past
KJV usage: pass, sail by.
Pronounce: par-al-eg'-om-ahee
Origin: from 3844 and the middle voice of 3004 (in its original sense)
close
asson (Greek #788)
more nearly, i.e. very near
KJV usage: close.
Pronounce: as'-son
Origin: neuter comparative of the base of 1451
by Crete
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Krete (Greek #2914)
Crete, an island in the Mediterranean
KJV usage: Crete.
Pronounce: kray'-tay
Origin: of uncertain derivation
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Acts 27:21• 21And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss. (Acts 27:21)

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Crete; Cretian,
South,
Wind

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the south.
Job 37:17• 17How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? (Job 37:17)
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Psa. 78:26• 26He caused the east wind to rise in the heavens, and by his strength he brought the south wind; (Psa. 78:26)
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Song of Sol. 4:16• 16Awake, north wind, and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits. (Song of Sol. 4:16)
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Luke 12:55• 55And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens. (Luke 12:55)
loosing.
Acts 27:21• 21And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss. (Acts 27:21)
• Appearances often deceive, as they did here. (“Acts 27:1-13” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the south wind blowing gently, supposing that they had gained their object, having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete.

W. Kelly Translation

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And when a south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and coasted close by Crete.