Acts 27:28
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.”
πάλιν
Again, once more, anew. Palin. Rejoice in the Lord always. And again I say rejoice. Some commands are worth repeating. Joy is always appropriate for those who know God.
εὑρίσκω
they found
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εὑρίσκω
To find, to discover, to obtain. Heurisko. Seek and you will find. The finding is guaranteed for those who seek. God is findable because He wants to be found.
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διΐστημι
having gone farther
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διΐστημι
to stand apart, i.e. (reflexively) to remove, intervene
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βραχύς
A little
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βραχύς
short (of time, place, quantity, or number)
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ὀργυιά
fathoms
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ὀργυιά
a stretch of the arms, i.e. a fathom
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δεκαπέντε
fifteen;
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δεκαπέντε
ten and five, i.e. fifteen
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βολίζω
having taken soundings
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βολίζω
to heave the lead
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εἴκοσι
twenty,
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εἴκοσι
a score
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