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Acts 27:17

Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

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ἣνhēnWhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.Whichἄραντεςaranteswhen they had taken upαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they had taken up”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.when they had taken upβοηθείαιςboētheiaishelpsβοήθεια (boētheia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “helps”, the to- or for-formG996(a) abstr: assistance, (b) concr: (a technical term of nautical language), a help.helpsἐχρῶντοechrōntoto useχράομαι (chraomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to use”, an ongoing action in the pastG5530I use, make use of, deal with, take advantage of.This verse uses “use”.ὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesundergirdingὑποζώννυμι (hupozōnnumi)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “undergirding”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5269I under-gird, as to strengthen a ship against the waves.undergirdingτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλοῖονploionshipπλοῖονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “ship”, the object formG4143a ship, vessel, boat.the shipφοβούμενοίphoboumenoifearingφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “fearing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.fearingτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.μὴmēlestμήconjunction — “lest”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “lest”.lestεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΣύρτινsurtinquicksandsΣύρτις (surtis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “quicksands”, the object formG4950Syrtis, a quicksand off the coast of North Africa.the quicksandsἐκπέσωσινekpesōsinto fall outἐκπίπτω (ekpiptō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to fall out”, a single actionG1601I fall out, fall off, fall away; hence in nautical language: I fall off from the straight course; of flowers: I fade away, wither away; I fall from, lose, forfeit; I am cast ashore; I am fruitless.This verse uses “fall out”.χαλάσαντεςchalasantesstrakeχαλάω (chalaō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “strake”, a single actionG5465I let down, lower, slacken, loosen.strakeτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σκεῦοςskeuossailσκεῦοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “sail”, the object formG4632a vessel to contain liquid; a vessel of mercy or wrath; any instrument by which anything is done; a household utensil; of ships: tackle.sailοὕτωςhoutōsand soοὕτω(ς)adverb — “and so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.and soἐφέροντοepherontowere drivenφέρω (pherō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “were driven”, an ongoing action in the pastG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.were driven

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall on the quicksand, having let down the mast — so were borne on.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.

Young’s Literal Translation

which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall on the quicksand, having let down the mast — so were borne on.

World English Bible

After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

Darby Translation

which having hoisted up, they used helps, frapping the ship; and fearing lest they should run into Syrtis and run aground, and having lowered the gear they were so driven.

Douay-Rheims

Which being taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, they let down the sail yard, and so were driven.

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