Acts 27:29
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.”
ῥίπτω
to fling (properly, with a quick toss, thus differing from G906 (βάλλω), which denotes a deliberate hurl; and from (see in G1614 (ἐκτείνω)), which indicates an extended projection); by qualification, to deposit (as if a load); by extension, to disperse
τόπος
places
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τόπος
a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas G5561 (χώρα) is a large but participle locality), i.e. location (as a position, home, tract, etc.); figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard
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φοβέω
Fearing
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φοβέω
To fear, to be afraid, to reverence. Phobeo. Do not fear those who kill the body. Fear God and nothing else needs to be feared. He holds what every other fear threatens.
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γίνομαι
to come.
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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ἡμέρα
day
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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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ἐκπίπτω
we may fall,
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ἐκπίπτω
To fall away, to fail. Love never fails. Prophecies will cease tongues will be stilled knowledge will pass away but agape endures.
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εὔχομαι
they were praying for
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εὔχομαι
To pray, to wish, to vow. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly and the rain stopped. Prayer moves heaven.
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-πώς
perhaps
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-πώς
an enclitic particle of indefiniteness of manner; somehow or anyhow; used only in composition
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τέ
then
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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τραχύς
rocky
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τραχύς
uneven, rocky (reefy)
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πρύμνα
stern
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πρύμνα
the stern of a ship
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τέσσαρες
four
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τέσσαρες
four
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