Acts 27:13
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.”
κρατέω
To hold fast, to keep a grip on. Hold fast to what is good. In a world of shifting values grip tightly to what God says is true and right.
πρόθεσις
purpose
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πρόθεσις
Purpose, intention, plan. The deliberate purpose of God working all things together for the good of those who love Him.
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δοκέω
having thought
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δοκέω
compare the base of G1166 (δεικνύω)) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
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νότος
a south wind
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νότος
the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself
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παραλέγομαι
they were coasting along
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παραλέγομαι
(specially), to lay one's course near, i.e. sail past
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Κρήτη
Crete.
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Κρήτη
Crete, an island in the Mediterranean
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ὑποπνέω
When was blowing gently
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ὑποπνέω
to breathe gently, i.e. breeze
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