King James Version

Acts 27:11

Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before Paul here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeNeverthelessδέconjunction — “Nevertheless”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.Neverthelessἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēscenturionἑκατοντάρχηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “centurion”, the subject formG1543a centurion of the Roman army.the centurionτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κυβερνήτῃkubernētēmasterκυβερνήτης (kubernētēs)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “master”, the to- or for-formG2942a steersman, pilot; met: a guide, governor.the masterκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ναυκλήρῳnauklērōowner of the shipναύκληρος (nauklēros)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “owner of the ship”, the to- or for-formG3490a captain (master) of a ship, ship-owner.the owner of the shipμᾶλλονmallonmoreμᾶλλονadverb — “more”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “more”.moreἐπείθετοepeithetoto persuadeπείθω (peithō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to persuade”, an ongoing action in the pastG3982I persuade, urge.This verse uses “persuade”.ἢēthanἤconjunction — “than”G2228or, than.thanτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.byΠαύλουpaulouPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the of-formG3972Paul, Paulus.Paulλεγομένοιςlegomenoisto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present passive participle, dative, plural, neuter — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.

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τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but the centurion to the pilot and to the shipowner gave credence more than to the things spoken by Paul;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship, than to those things which were spoken by Paul.

Young’s Literal Translation

but the centurion to the pilot and to the shipowner gave credence more than to the things spoken by Paul;

World English Bible

But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.

Darby Translation

But the centurion believed rather the helmsman and the shipowner than what was said by Paul.

Douay-Rheims

But the centurion believed the pilot and the master of the ship, more than those things which were said by Paul.

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