King James Version

Acts 27:37

And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “we were” (ἤμεθα) before then here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “we were” (ἤμεν) before then here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἤμεθαēmethawe wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person plural — “we were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.we wereδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πᾶσαιpasaiin allπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “in all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.in allψυχαὶpsuchaisoulsψυχή (psuchē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “souls”, the subject formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.soulsἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πλοίῳploiōboatπλοῖον (ploion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “boat”, the to- or for-formG4143a ship, vessel, boat.διακόσιαιdiakosiaitwo hundredδιακόσιοι (diakosioi)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “two hundred”, the subject formG1250two hundred.ἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkontaseventyἑβδομήκονταadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “seventy”, the subject formG1440seventy.ἕξhexsixἕξadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “six”, the subject formG1803six.

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ἤμενēmenwe wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person plural — “we were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

(and we were — all the souls in the ship — two hundred, seventy and six),

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American Standard Version (1901)

And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

Young’s Literal Translation

(and we were — all the souls in the ship — two hundred, seventy and six),

World English Bible

In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

Darby Translation

And we were in the ship, all the souls, two hundred and seventy-six.

Douay-Rheims

And we were in all in the ship, two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

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