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Acts 27:38

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

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κορεσθέντεςkoresthentesenoughκορέννυμι (korennumi)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “enough”, a single actionG2880I fill, sate, glut, feed full, satisfy.enoughδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τροφῆςtrophēsfoodτροφή (trophē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “food”, the of-formG5160food, nourishment, maintenance.This verse uses “food”.ἐκούφιζονekouphizonthey lightenedκουφίζω (kouphizō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they lightened”, an ongoing action in the pastG2893I lighten, make light.they lightenedτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλοῖονploionshipπλοῖονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “ship”, the object formG4143a ship, vessel, boat.the shipἐκβαλλόμενοιekballomenoiand cast outἐκβάλλω (ekballō)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “and cast out”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.This verse uses “cast”.and cast outτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σῖτονsitonwheatσῖτος (sitos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “wheat”, the object formG4621wheat, grain.This verse uses “wheat”.the wheatεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “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 sea

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.

World English Bible

When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

Darby Translation

And having satisfied themselves with food, they lightened the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.

Douay-Rheims

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.

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