Acts 27:1
Sail [α π ο π λ ε ι ν]. Lit., sail away. Band. See on Mark 14:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
Sail [α π ο π λ ε ι ν]. Lit., sail away. Band. See on Mark 14:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
Meaning to sail [μ ε λ λ ο ν τ ε ς π λ ε ι ν]. This refers the intention to the voyagers; but the best texts read mellonti, agreeing with ploiw, ship; so that the correct rendering is, as Rev., a ship - which was about to sail.... [ Continue Reading ]
Touched [κ α τ η χ θ η μ ε ν]. From kata, down, and agw, to lead or bring. To bring the ship down from deep water to the land. Opposed to ajnhxqhmen, put to sea (ver. 2); which is to bring the vessel up [α ν α] from the land to deep water. See on Luke 8:22. Touched is an inferential rendering. Lande... [ Continue Reading ]
We sailed under [υ π ε π λ ε υ σ α μ ε ν]. Rev., correctly, under the lee of : under the protection of the land.... [ Continue Reading ]
A ship of Alexandria. Employed in the immense corn trade between Italy and Egypt. See verse 38. The size of the vessel may be inferred from verse 37.... [ Continue Reading ]
Many [ι κ α ν α ι ς]. See on Luke 7:6. Scarce [μ ο λ ι ς]. Incorrect. Render, as Rev., with difficulty. See, also, hardly, in verse 8. The meaning is not that they had scarcely reached Cnidus when the wind became contrary, nor that they had come only as far as Cnidus in many days; but that they wer... [ Continue Reading ]
The Fast. The great day of atonement, called "the Fast" by way of eminence. It occurred about the end of September. Navigation was considered unsafe from the beginning of November until the middle of March.... [ Continue Reading ]
I perceive [θ ε ω ρ ω]. As the result of careful observation. See on Luke 10:18. Hurt [υ β ρ ε ω ς]. The word literally means insolence, injury, and is used here metaphorically : insolence of the winds and waves, "like our 'sport' or 'riot ' of the elements" (Hackett). Some take it literally, with... [ Continue Reading ]
Master [κ υ β ε ρ ν η τ η]. Only here and Revelation 13:17. Lit., the steersman.... [ Continue Reading ]
Not commodious [α ν ε υ θ ε τ ο υ]. Lit., not well situated. Lieth toward the southwest and northwest [β λ ε π ο ν τ α κ α τ α λ ι β α κ α ι κ α τ α χ ω ρ ο ν]. Instead of lieth, Rev., literally and correctly, renders looking. The difference between the Rev. and A. V., as to the points of the compa... [ Continue Reading ]
Loosing thence [α ρ α ν τ ε ς]. Lit., having taken up. It is the nautical phrase for weighing anchor. So Rev.... [ Continue Reading ]
There arose against it [ε β α λ ε κ α τ α υ τ η ς]. Against what? Some say, the island of Crete; in which case they would have been driven against the island, whereas we are told that they were driven away from it. Others, the ship. It is objected that the pronoun aujthv, it, is feminine, while the... [ Continue Reading ]
Bear up [α ν τ ο φ θ α λ μ ε ι ν]. Only here in New Testament. From ajnti opposite, and ojfqalmov, the eye. Lit, to look the wind : in the eye. The ancient ships often had an eye painted on each side of the bow. To sail "into the eye of the wind" is a modern nautical phrase. We let her drive [ε π ι... [ Continue Reading ]
We had much work to come by the boat [μ ο λ ι ς ι σ χ υ σ α μ ε ν π ε ρ ι κ ρ α τ ε ι ς γ ε ν ε σ θ α ι τ η ς σ κ α φ η ς]. Lit., we were with difficulty able to become masters of the boat : i e., to secure on deck the small boat which, in calm weather, was attached by a rope to the vessel's stern.... [ Continue Reading ]
Helps [β ο η θ ε ι α ι ς]. Any apparatus on hand for the purpose : ropes, chains, etc. Undergirding [υ π ο ζ ω ν ν υ ν τ ε ς]. In modern nautical language, frapping : passing cables or chains round the ship's hull in order to support her in a storm. Mr. Smith (" Voyage and Shipwreck of St. Paul ")... [ Continue Reading ]
Lightened [ε κ β ο λ η ν ε π ο ι ο υ ν τ ο]. Lit., made a casting out. Rev., began to throw the freight overboard. Note the imperfect, began to throw. The whole cargo was not cast overboard : the wheat was reserved to the last extremity (ver. 38).... [ Continue Reading ]
Tackling [σ κ ε υ η ν]. The word means equipment, furniture. The exact meaning here is uncertain. Some suppose it to refer to the main - yard; an immense spar which would require the united efforts of passengers and crew to throw overboard. It seems improbable, however, that they would have sacrific... [ Continue Reading ]
Hearkened [π ε ι θ α ρ χ η σ α ν τ α ς]. See on obey, ch. 5 29. Loosed [α ν α γ ε σ θ α ι]. Rev., set sail. See on Luke 8:22. Harm [υ β ρ ι ν]. See on ver. 10.... [ Continue Reading ]
The angel. Rev., correctly, an angel. There is no article. Of God [τ ο υ θ ε ο υ]. Rev., correctly, supplies the article : "the God," added because Paul was addressing heathen, who would have understood by angel a messenger of the gods.... [ Continue Reading ]
Adria. The Adriatic Sea : embracing all that part of the Mediterranean lying south of Italy, east of Sicily, and west of Greece. Deemed [υ π ε ν ο ο υ ν]. Better, as Rev., suspected or surmised. That they drew near to some country. Lit., that some land is drawing near to them.... [ Continue Reading ]
Under color [π ρ ο φ α σ ε ι]. Lit., on pretense. Cast [ε κ τ ε ι ν ε ι ν]. Lit., to stretch out. The meaning is, to carry out an anchor to a distance from the prow by means of the small boat. Rev., lay out.... [ Continue Reading ]
While the day was coming on [α χ ρ ι δ ε ο υ ε μ ε λ λ ε ν η μ ε ρ α γ ι ν ε σ θ α ι]. Lit., until it should become day : in the interval between midnight and morning.... [ Continue Reading ]
Bay [κ ο λ π ο ν]. See on bosom, Luke 6:38. Shore [α ι γ ι α λ ο ν]. See on Matthew 13:2. Better, as Rev., beach. They were minded [ε β ο υ λ ε υ σ α ν τ ο]. Better, as Rev., took counsel. See on Matthew 1:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
Taken up [π ε ρ ι ε λ ο ν τ ε ς]. Wrong. The word means to remove, and refers here to cutting the anchor - cables, or casting off, as Rev. Committed themselves [ε ι ω ν]. Wrong. The reference is to the anchors. Rev., correctly, left them in the sea. Rudder bands [ζ ε υ κ τ η ρ ι α ς τ ω ν π η δ α... [ Continue Reading ]