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Acts 27:21

But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “then” (τε) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before time without here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Πολλῆςpollēslongπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “long”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.longτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.andἀσιτίαςasitiasfastingἀσιτία (asitia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “fasting”, the of-formG776either: lack or wheat, lack of food (the literal meaning), or: abstinence from food, a fast, loss of appetite, sea-sickness (the extended meaning).ὑπαρχούσηςhuparchousēsto beὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.τότεtotethenτότεadverb — “then”G5119then, at that time.σταθεὶςstatheisto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.μέσῳmesōmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the to- or for-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single 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 “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).Ἔδειedeibindδέω (déō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing action in the pastG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).μένmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.ὦōoh!ὦinterjection — “oh!”G5599O, an exclamation, used in addressing someone.ἄνδρεςandresmanἀνήρ (anēr)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “man”, the calling formG435a male human being; a man, husband.πειθαρχήσαντάςpeitharchēsantasto obeyπειθαρχέω (peitharcheō)verb, aorist active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to obey”, a single actionG3980I obey one in authority, conform to advice, obey, follow.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaito leadἀνάγω (anagō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to lead”, an ongoing or repeated actionG321I lead up, bring up, offer, produce, put to sea, set sail.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΚρήτηςkrētēsCreteΚρήτη (krētē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Crete”, the of-formG2914Crete.κερδῆσαίkerdēsaito have gainedκερδαίνω (kerdainō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to have gained”, a single actionG2770I gain, acquire, win (over), avoid loss.to have gainedτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὕβρινhubrinharmὕβρις (hubris)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “harm”, the object formG5196(a) insult, injury, outrage, (b) damage, loss.harmταύτηνtautēnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ζημίανzēmianlossζημία (zēmia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “loss”, the object formG2209damage, loss, detriment.This verse uses “loss”.loss

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δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there having been long fasting, then Paul having stood in the midst of them, said, 'It behoved [you], indeed, O men — having hearkened to me — not to set sail from Crete, and to save this hurt and damage;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

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World English Bible

When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.

Darby Translation

And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss.

Douay-Rheims

And after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the midst of them, said: You should indeed, O ye men, have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and have gained this harm and loss.

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