Acts 27:40

taken up. Greek. periaireo. Same as in Acts 27:20.

committed. Greek. eao. Same as "let", Acts 27:32.

themselves. them, i.e. the anchors. They "slipped" the anchors.

loosed. Greek. aniemi, as in Acts 16:26; Ephesians 6:9; Hebrews 13:5.

rudder bands. lashings of the rudders.

rudder. Greek. pidalion. Only here and James 3:4. There were two great paddles, one on either side, used for steering.

bands. Greek. zeukteria. The tackle by which the paddles were lashed to the hull when the ship was at anchor. Only here.

hoised. hoisted. Greek. epairo. Generally take up, or lift up. Acts 1:9; Acts 2:14, &c.

mainsail. foresail. Greek. artemon. Only here. The mainsail had been thrown overboard (Acts 27:19).

wind. Literally the blowing. Greek. pneo. Elsewhere, Matthew 7:25; Matthew 7:27; Luke 12:55.John 3:8; John 6:18; Revelation 7:1.

made. were holding on. Gr . katecho. See 2 Thessalonians 2:6.

toward. for. Greek. eis. App-104.