Acts 27:20
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
σώζω
To save, to heal, to deliver. Sozo. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Sozo covers salvation healing deliverance and wholeness. Jesus restores everything that was lost.
ἥλιος
sun
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ἥλιος
Sun. Helios. The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. What Jesus looked like at the transfiguration is a preview of resurrection glory.
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ἐλπίς
hope
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ἐλπίς
Hope, expectation, confidence. Elpis. Hope does not disappoint. Biblical hope is not wishful thinking. It is confident expectation based on the character of God.
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ὀλίγος
small
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ὀλίγος
Few, little, small in number. Many are called but few are chosen. The way is narrow and few find it. Walking with God has always been the minority path.
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ἡμέρα
days,
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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μήτε
Neither
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μήτε
Neither, not even, not yet. Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit says the LORD. Human effort alone will never accomplish God's purposes.
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χειμών
tempest
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χειμών
akin to the base of 5490 through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain); by implication, the rainy season, i.e. winter
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περιαιρέω
was abandoned
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περιαιρέω
to remove all around, i.e. unveil, cast off (anchor); figuratively, to expiate
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πλείων
many
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πλείων
more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion
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ἐπιφαίνω
appearing
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ἐπιφαίνω
to shine upon, i.e. become (literally) visible or (figuratively) known
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ἐπίκειμαι
afflicted us
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ἐπίκειμαι
to rest upon (literally or figuratively)
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λοιπόν
from then on
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λοιπόν
something remaining (adverbially)
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