King James Version

Acts 27:30

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

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τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andναυτῶνnautōnas the shipmenναύτης (nautēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “as the shipmen”, the of-formG3492a sailor, seaman.as the shipmenζητούντωνzētountōnwere aboutζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “were about”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.were aboutφυγεῖνphugeinto fleeφεύγω (pheugō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to flee”, a single actionG5343I flee, escape, shun.This verse uses “flee”.to fleeἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πλοίουploioushipπλοῖον (ploion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “ship”, the of-formG4143a ship, vessel, boat.the shipκαὶkaiwhenκαίconjunction — “when”G2532and, even, also, namely.whenχαλασάντωνchalasantōnthey had let downχαλάω (chalaō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “they had let down”, a single actionG5465I let down, lower, slacken, loosen.This verse uses “let down”.they had let downτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σκάφηνskaphēnboatσκάφη (skaphē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “boat”, the object formG4627a boat; any hollow vessel.the boatεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “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.θάλασσανthalassanseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sea”, the object formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.the seaπροφάσειprophaseiunder colourπρόφασις (prophasis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “under colour”, the to- or for-formG4392a pretext, an excuse.under colourὡςhōsas thoughὡςconjunction — “as though”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.as thoughἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofπρῴρηςprōrēsforeshipπρῷρα (prōra)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “foreship”, the of-formG4408the prow of a ship.the foreshipἀγκύραςankurasanchorἄγκυρα (ankura)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “anchor”, the object formG45an anchor.μελλόντωνmellontōnto ensueμέλλω (mellō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “to ensue”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3195I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.ἐκτείνεινekteineinto stretch outἐκτείνω (ekteinō)verb, present active infinitive — “to stretch out”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1614I stretch out (forth), cast forth (as of an anchor), lay hands on.This verse uses “stretch out”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as [if] out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

Young’s Literal Translation

And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as [if] out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,

World English Bible

As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

Darby Translation

But the sailors wishing to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat into the sea under pretext of being about to carry out anchors from the prow,

Douay-Rheims

But as the shipmen sought to fly out of the ship, having let down the boat into the sea, under colour, as though they would have cast anchors out of the forepart of the ship,

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