Acts 27:42
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.”
στρατιώτης
Soldier. Stratiotes. Endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Soldiers do not expect comfort on campaign. They expect the hardship and embrace it for the mission.
βουλή
the] plan
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βουλή
volition, i.e. (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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διαφεύγω
may escape.
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διαφεύγω
to flee through, i.e. escape
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ἐκκολυμβάω
having swum away
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ἐκκολυμβάω
to escape by swimming
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δεσμώτης
prisoners
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δεσμώτης
(passively) a captive
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