Acts 27:41
Strong's Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

vessel
ναῦν (naun)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3491: A ship, vessel. From nao or neo; a boat.

struck
περιπεσόντες (peripesontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4045: From peri and pipto; to fall into something that is all around, i.e. Light among or upon, be surrounded with.

εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

a sandbar
τόπον (topon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5117: Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.

διθάλασσον (dithalasson)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1337: Between two seas, which has sea on both sides. From dis and thalassa; having two seas, i.e. A sound with a double outlet.

[and] ran aground.
ἐπέκειλαν (epekeilan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2027: To force forward, run (a ship) aground. From epi and okello; to drive upon the shore, i.e. To beach a vessel.

The
()
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

bow
πρῷρα (prōra)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4408: The prow of a ship. Feminine of a presumed derivative of pro as noun; the prow, i.e. Forward part of a vessel.

stuck fast
ἐρείσασα (ereisasa)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2043: To stick fast, prop, fix firmly. Of obscure affinity; to prop, i.e. get fast.

[and] would not move,
ἀσάλευτος (asaleutos)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 761: Unshaken, immovable. Unshaken, i.e. immovable.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

the
()
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

stern
πρύμνα (prymna)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4403: The stern of a ship. Feminine of prumnus; the stern of a ship.

was being tattered
ἐλύετο (elyeto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3089: A primary verb; to 'loosen'.

by
ὑπὸ (hypo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 5259: A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

pounding
βίας (bias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 970: Force, violence, strength. Probably akin to bia; force.

of the
[τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

waves.
κυμάτων] (kymatōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2949: A wave, surge, billow. From kuo (with young), i.e. Bend, curve); a billow.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.

Young's Literal Translation
and having fallen into a place of two seas, they ran the ship aground, and the fore-part, indeed, having stuck fast, did remain immoveable, but the hinder-part was broken by the violence of the waves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow jammed fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up by the pounding of the waves.

New American Standard Bible
But striking a reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern [began] to be broken up by the force [of the waves].

King James Bible
And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.

New Living Translation
But they hit a shoal and ran the ship aground too soon. The bow of the ship stuck fast, while the stern was repeatedly smashed by the force of the waves and began to break apart.

English Standard Version
But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf.

New American Standard Bible
But striking a reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves.

King James Bible
And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow jammed fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up by the pounding of the waves.

International Standard Version
But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow stuck and couldn't be moved, while the stern was broken to pieces by the force of the waves.

NET Bible
But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.

American Standard Version
But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves .

English Revised Version
But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

Young's Literal Translation
and having fallen into a place of two seas, they ran the ship aground, and the fore-part, indeed, having stuck fast, did remain immoveable, but the hinder-part was broken by the violence of the waves.
















Cross References
Acts 27:30
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

Acts 27:40
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

Acts 27:42
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 27:39
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

Acts 27:38
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

Acts 27:43
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

Acts 27:44
And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
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