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Acts 27

The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the Promise of God

Acts 27 shows that God’s promise is stronger than storm, fear, human misjudgment, and shipwreck; Paul must reach Rome, and everyone aboard is preserved because God graciously grants their lives.

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Chapter Summary

Acts 27 shows that God’s promise is stronger than storm, fear, human misjudgment, and shipwreck; Paul must reach Rome, and everyone aboard is preserved because God graciously grants their lives.

Overview

Acts 27 argues that the mission of God cannot be overturned by natural disaster or human error. Paul is a prisoner, yet He becomes the true voice of courage and wisdom on the ship. God’s promise that Paul must stand before Caesar governs the storm. The ship is lost, but every life is spared exactly as God said.

Context

Author

Luke resumes the first-person travel narrative, showing that Paul’s journey to Rome is not merely a legal transfer but a providentially governed mission under God’s promise.

Audience

Theophilus and the wider church are being shown that the Lord who promised Paul would testify in Rome also preserves Him through danger, human error, natural disaster, and military procedure.

Setting

Acts 27 moves from Caesarea by sea toward Rome. Paul travels under Roman custody with other prisoners, soldiers, sailors, and companions. The chapter follows the voyage through Sidon, Cyprus, Myra, Cnidus, Crete, Fair Havens, the violent northeaster storm, and eventual shipwreck near Malta.

The Biblical World

Persons 3,132 Places 886 People Groups 22 Periods 10

Chapter At A Glance

Chapter Movement

Paul sails toward Rome as a prisoner, warns against dangerous travel, is ignored, endures a violent storm, receives angelic assurance that He must stand trial before Caesar, encourages everyone aboard, prevents sailor desertion, urges them to eat, and survives shipwreck with all 276 people.

Covenant Significance

Acts 27 shows the covenant Lord preserving His appointed witness to carry the gospel toward Rome. Though Paul is among Gentile soldiers, sailors, and prisoners, God’s mercy overflows to all aboard. The God whom Paul belongs to and serves proves sovereign over sea, storm, empire, and human life.

Gospel Clarity

Acts 27 does not present a direct evangelistic sermon, but it displays gospel-shaped witness under crisis. Paul belongs to God, serves God, trusts God’s word, announces God’s mercy, gives thanks before unbelievers, and becomes the means through which many lives are preserved on the way to Rome.

Formation Aim

Courage, wisdom, public faith, patience, practical obedience, thanksgiving, steadiness under crisis, and confidence in God’s promise.

Focus Points

God’s providence over travel and danger
The Lord’s promise that Paul must reach Caesar
Divine sovereignty through ordinary means
Human wisdom and majority opinion failing under pressure
Courage grounded in revelation
Angelic assurance
God graciously granting lives
Faith in God’s spoken word
Public thanksgiving before unbelievers
Preservation through shipwreck
Mercy extended to all aboard
Witness under Roman custody
Mission continuing through disaster
Providence
Divine Promise
Mission to Rome
Angelic Message
Faith in God’s Word
Sovereignty and Means
Thanksgiving
Preservation of Life
Witness in Crisis

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Doctrine: Divine Providence Doctrine: Moral Accountability Doctrine: Divine Sovereignty Doctrine: Obedience Doctrine: Covenant Faithfulness Motif: Servant Motif: Faith Motif: Remnant Thread: Suffering Servant Thread: People of God Thread: Word and Revelation Thread: Divine Presence

Cross References

Acts 23:11

The following night, the Lord stood by Him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as You have testified about me at Jerusalem, so You must testify also at Rome.”

Foundational promise

Acts 25:12

Then Festus, when He had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar You shall go.”

Legal path to Rome

Acts 28:16

When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by Himself with the soldier who guarded Him.

Promise fulfillment direction

Psalm 107:23-32

Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters; These see Yahweh’s deeds, and His wonders in the deep. For He commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

Sea-storm thanksgiving pattern

Jonah 1:4-16

But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to His god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and He was laying down, and was...

Storm at sea comparison

Mark 4:35-41

On that day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.” Leaving the multitude, they took Him with them, even as He was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with Him. A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

Lord over storm

Acts 18:9-10

The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent; for I am with You, and no one will attack You to harm You, for I have many people in this city.”

Prior encouragement to Paul

Philippians 1:12-14

Now I desire to have You know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News, so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ, and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word...

Mission through chains

Passages

Chapter opening: Acts 27:1-12

Opening Unit: Acts 27:1-12 Acts 27:13-26 Acts 27:27-38 Acts 27:39-44

v.1	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.2	δὲthencontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.4	κἀκεῖθενAnd from thereadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.6	κἀκεῖAnd thereadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.7	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.9	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.10	ὅτιthatcontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.ἀλλὰbutstrong contrast / correctionAsk: what is being set aside? What is being asserted instead?
v.11	δὲButcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.12	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.εἴifconditional clauseAsk whether Paul treats the 'if' as assumed true (1st class) or merely hypothetical.
v.13	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.14	δὲhowevercontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.15	δὲthencontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.16	δέthencontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.18	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.19	καὶandadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.20	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.21	μέν,indeed,contrast setup (μέν...δέ)The μέν...δέ pair is a rhetorical hinge. Both sides matter equally.
v.22	καὶAnd yetadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.γὰρforgrounds / explanationAsk: what claim is this 'for' grounding? That claim is the main point.
v.23	γάρforgrounds / explanationAsk: what claim is this 'for' grounding? That claim is the main point.
v.25	γὰρforgrounds / explanationAsk: what claim is this 'for' grounding? That claim is the main point.ὅτιthatcontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.
v.26	δέhowevercontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.27	δὲthencontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.28	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.δὲthencontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.30	δὲthencontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.31	ἐὰνOnlyconditional (subjunctive / open)ἐάν + subjunctive signals an open condition: 'if (as may be the case)...'
v.33	δὲthencontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.34	γὰρindeedgrounds / explanationAsk: what claim is this 'for' grounding? That claim is the main point.γὰρforgrounds / explanationAsk: what claim is this 'for' grounding? That claim is the main point.
v.35	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.36	δὲthencontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.37	δὲthencontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.38	δὲthencontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.39	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.δέhowevercontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.εἰifconditional clauseAsk whether Paul treats the 'if' as assumed true (1st class) or merely hypothetical.
v.40	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.41	δὲhowevercontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.μὲνindeedcontrast setup (μέν...δέ)The μέν...δέ pair is a rhetorical hinge. Both sides matter equally.δὲhowevercontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.42	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.ἵναthatpurpose clauseἵνα clauses often contain the theological payoff: 'so that God might...'
v.43	δὲButcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.44	καὶandadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.μὲνindeedcontrast setup (μέν...δέ)The μέν...δέ pair is a rhetorical hinge. Both sides matter equally.δὲhowevercontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.

v.1	ἐκρίθηkrínōdecidedaorist passive indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἀποπλεῖνsailpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbπαρεδίδουνparadídōmihanded overimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past action
v.2	ἐπιβάντεςepibaínōembarkingaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionμέλλοντιméllōwas about topresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπλεῖνpléōsailpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbἀνήχθημενput to seaaorist passive indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.3	κατήχθημενkatágōput inaorist passive indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionχρησάμενοςchráomaitreatedaorist middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐπέτρεψενepitrépōallowedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionπορευθέντιporeúomaigoaorist passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionτυχεῖνtynchánōreceiveaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.4	ἀναχθέντεςput out to seaaorist passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionὑπεπλεύσαμενhypopléōsailed under the lee ofaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.5	διαπλεύσαντεςdiapléōsailed acrossaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionκατήλθομενkatérchomaicameaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.6	εὑρὼνheurískōfoundaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπλέονpléōsailingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐνεβίβασενembibázōputaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.7	βραδυπλοοῦντεςbradyploéōsailed slowlypresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionγενόμενοιgínomaiarrivedaorist middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπροσεῶντοςproseáōallow ~ toapproachpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionὑπεπλεύσαμενhypopléōsailed under the lee ofaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.8	παραλεγόμενοιparalégomaisailing pastpresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἤλθομενérchomaicameaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.9	διαγενομένουdiagínomaipassedaorist middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπαρεληλυθέναιparérchomaioverperfect active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbπαρῄνειparainéōadvisedimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past action
v.10	λέγωνlégōsayingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionθεωρῶtheōréōperceivepresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthμέλλεινméllōwillpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.11	ἐπείθετοpeíthōpersuadedimperfect passive indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionλεγομένοιςlégōsaidpresent passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.12	ἔθεντοtíthēmireachedaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἀναχθῆναιput out to seaaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbδύναιντοdýnamaicouldpresent middle optativeoptativeOptative mood — wish or remote possibilityκαταντήσαντεςkatantáōreachaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπαραχειμάσαιparacheimázōspend the winteraorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbβλέπονταfacingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.13	Ὑποπνεύσαντοςhypopnéōblowaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionδόξαντεςdokéōthoughtaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionκεκρατηκέναιkratéōobtainedperfect active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbἄραντεςweighed anchoraorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπαρελέγοντοparalégomaisailedimperfect middle indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past action
v.14	ἔβαλενrushed downaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.15	συναρπασθέντοςsynarpázōcaughtaorist passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionδυναμένουdýnamaicouldpresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἀντοφθαλμεῖνhead intopresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbἐπιδόντεςepidídōmigave wayaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐφερόμεθαphérōdriven alongimperfect passive indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past action
v.16	ὑποδραμόντεςhypotréchōrunning under the lee ofaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἰσχύσαμενischýōableaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.17	ἄραντεςhoisting ~ upaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐχρῶντοchráomaiusedimperfect middle indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionὑποζωννύντεςhypozṓnnymiundergirdpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionφοβούμενοίphobéōfearingpresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐκπέσωσινekpíptōrun agroundaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentχαλάσαντεςchaláōloweredaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐφέροντοphérōdriven alongimperfect passive indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past action
v.18	χειμαζομένωνcheimázōbattered by the stormpresent passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐποιοῦντοpoiéō* they were ~imperfect middle indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past action
v.19	ἔρριψανrhíptōthrew ~ overboardaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.20	ἐπιφαινόντωνepiphaínōappearedpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐπικειμένουepíkeimairagedpresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπεριῃρεῖτοperiairéōabandonedimperfect passive indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionσῴζεσθαιsṓzōsavedpresent passive infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.21	ὑπαρχούσηςhypárchōbeenpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionσταθεὶςhístēmistood upaorist passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionεἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἜδειdeîshouldimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionπειθαρχήσαντάςpeitharchéōfollowedaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἀνάγεσθαιset sailpresent passive infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbκερδῆσαίkerdaínōincurredaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.22	παραινῶparainéōurgepresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthεὐθυμεῖνeuthyméōkeep up ~ couragepresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.23	παρέστηparístēmistood byaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionλατρεύωlatreúōservepresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truth
v.24	λέγωνlégōsaidpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionφοβοῦphobéōafraidpresent middle imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationδεῖdéōmustpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthπαραστῆναιparístēmistand beforeaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbκεχάρισταίcharízomaigrantedperfect middle indicativeresultantPerfect indicative — completed action with present resultπλέονταςpléōsailingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.25	εὐθυμεῖτεeuthyméōkeep up ~ couragepresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationπιστεύωpisteúōbelievepresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthλελάληταίlaléōtoldperfect passive indicativeresultantPerfect indicative — completed action with present result
v.26	δεῖdéōmustpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἐκπεσεῖνekpíptōrun agroundaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.27	ἐγένετοgínomaicomeaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionδιαφερομένωνdiaphérōdrivenpresent passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionὑπενόουνhyponoéōsuspectedimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionπροσάγεινproságōapproachingpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.28	βολίσαντεςbolízōtook soundingsaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionεὗρονheurískōfoundaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionδιαστήσαντεςdiḯstēmifartheraorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionβολίσαντεςbolízōtook soundingsaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionεὗρονheurískōfoundaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.29	φοβούμενοίphobéōfearingpresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐκπέσωμενekpíptōrun agroundaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentῥίψαντεςrhíptōdroppedaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionηὔχοντοeúchomaiprayedimperfect middle indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionγενέσθαιgínomaicomeaorist middle infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.30	ζητούντωνzētéōseekingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionφυγεῖνpheúgōescapeaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbχαλασάντωνchaláōlet downaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionμελλόντωνméllōwere going topresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐκτείνεινekteínōputting outpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.31	εἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionμείνωσινménōstayaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentσωθῆναιsṓzōsavedaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbδύνασθεdýnamai*present middle indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truth
v.32	ἀπέκοψανcut awayaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionεἴασανeáōletaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐκπεσεῖνekpíptōfall awayaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.33	ἤμελλενméllōwas about toimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionγίνεσθαιgínomaicomepresent middle infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbπαρεκάλειparakaléōurgedimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionμεταλαβεῖνmetalambánōtakeaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbλέγωνlégōsayingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokáōwaitedpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionδιατελεῖτεdiateléōcontinuedpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthπροσλαβόμενοιproslambánōeatenaorist middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.34	παρακαλῶparakaléōurgepresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthμεταλαβεῖνmetalambánōtakeaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbἀπολεῖταιlosefuture middle indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised action
v.35	εἴπαςépōsaidaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionλαβὼνlambánōtookaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionεὐχαρίστησενeucharistéōgave thanksaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionκλάσαςkláōbrokeaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἤρξατοbeganaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐσθίεινesthíōeatpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.36	προσελάβοντοproslambánōtookaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.38	κορεσθέντεςkorénnymieaten enoughaorist passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐκούφιζονkouphízōlightenedimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionἐκβαλλόμενοιekbállōthrowingpresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.39	ἐγένετοgínomaicameaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐπεγίνωσκονepiginṓskōrecognizeimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionκατενόουνkatanoéōnoticedimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionἔχονταéchōwithpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐβουλεύοντοbouleúōplannedimperfect middle indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionδύναιντοdýnamaicouldpresent middle optativeoptativeOptative mood — wish or remote possibilityἐξῶσαιexōthéōrun ~ ashoreaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.40	περιελόντεςperiairéōcutting looseaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionεἴωνeáōleftimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionἀνέντεςlooseningaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐπάραντεςepaírōhoistingaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπνεούσῃpnéōwindpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionκατεῖχονkatéchōmadeimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past action
v.41	περιπεσόντεςperipíptōstrikingaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐπέκειλανepokéllōran ~ agroundaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐρείσασαereídōstuck fastaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἔμεινενménōremainedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐλύετοlýōbroken upimperfect passive indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past action
v.42	ἀποκτείνωσινkillaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentἐκκολυμβήσαςekkolymbáōswim awayaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionδιαφύγῃdiapheúgōescapeaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingent
v.43	βουλόμενοςboúlomaiwantedpresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionδιασῶσαιdiasṓzōsaveaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbἐκώλυσενkōlýōkeptaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐκέλευσένkeleúōorderedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionδυναμένουςdýnamaicouldpresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionκολυμβᾶνkolymbáōswimpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbἀπορίψανταςjump overboardaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐξιέναιéxeimigetpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.44	ἐγένετοgínomaiwasaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionδιασωθῆναιdiasṓzōbrought safelyaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb

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