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Acts 27:41 KJV
Acts · chapter 27 · verse 41 · King James Version
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.Acts 27:41 · King James Version
Acts 27:41 in context
39And 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.
40And 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.
41And 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.
42And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
43But 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:
Key words (Strong's)
- unmoveableasaleutosunshaken, unmoved, metaph. not liable to overthrow and disorder, firm stableG761 →
- forepartprōrathe prow or forward part of a shipG4408 →
- forepartmentruly, certainly, surely, indeedG3303 →
- remainedmenōto remain, abide, in reference to place, to sojourn, tarry, not to depart, to continue to…G3306 →
- fallingperipiptōso to fall into as to be encompassedG4045 →
- placetoposplace, any portion or space marked off, as it were from surrounding space, an inhabited…G5117 →
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