King James Version

Acts 27:42

And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “may escape” (διαφύγῃ.) after having swum here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “would escape” (διαφύγοι) after having swum here.

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”.Andστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnsoldiers'στρατιώτης (stratiōtēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “soldiers'”, the of-formG4757a soldier.the soldiers'βουλὴboulēcounselβουλήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “counsel”, the subject formG1012counsel, deliberate wisdom, decree.This verse uses “counsel”.counselἐγένετοegenetowasγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.wasἵναhinatoἵναconjunction — “to”G2443in order that, so that.toτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δεσμώταςdesmōtasprisonersδεσμώτης (desmōtēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “prisoners”, the object formG1202a prisoner, captive.the prisonersἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinto killἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to kill”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.This verse uses “kill”.μήmēlestμήconjunction — “lest”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “lest”.lestτιςtisany of themτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “any of them”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any of themἐκκολυμβήσαςekkolumbēsasshould swim outἐκκολυμβάω (ekkolumbaō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “should swim out”, a single actionG1579I swim out (of the water).should swim outδιαφύγῃdiaphugēand escapeδιαφεύγω (diapheugō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “and escape”, a single actionG1309I escape by flight.and escape

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

διαφύγοιdiaphugoiand escapeδιαφεύγω (diapheugō)verb, second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “and escape”, a single actionG1309I escape by flight.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

World English Bible

The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

Darby Translation

And [the] counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.

Douay-Rheims

And the soldiers’ counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape.

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