Acts 27:33
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And when it began to be light, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying: This day is the fourteenth day that you have waited and continued fasting, taking nothing.

while.

Acts 27:29 Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern: and wished for the day.

This.

Acts 27:27 But after the fourteenth night was come, as we were sailing in Adria, about midnight, the shipmen deemed that they discovered some country.

Context
The Shipwreck
32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off. 33And when it began to be light, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying: This day is the fourteenth day that you have waited and continued fasting, taking nothing. 34Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat for your health's sake: for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish.…
Cross References
Acts 27:32
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off.

Acts 27:34
Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat for your health's sake: for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish.

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

up to
Ἄχρι (Achri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 891: As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to.

daybreak,
ἡμέρα (hēmera)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

Paul
Παῦλος (Paulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

kept urging
παρεκάλει (parekalei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3870: From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.

them all
ἅπαντας (hapantas)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 537: All, the whole, altogether. Absolutely all or every one.

to eat:
μεταλαβεῖν (metalabein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 3335: From meta and lambano; to participate; genitive case, to accept.

“Today
σήμερον (sēmeron)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4594: Today, now. Neuter of a presumed compound of the article ho and hemera; on the day; generally, now.

[is your] fourteenth
Τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην (Tessareskaidekatēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5065: Fourteenth. From tessares and kai and dekatos; fourteenth.

day
ἡμέραν (hēmeran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

in constant suspense,
προσδοκῶντες (prosdokōntes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4328: To expect, wait for, await, think, anticipate. From pros and dokeuo; to anticipate; by implication, to await.

without taking any food.
προσλαβόμενοι (proslabomenoi)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4355: (a) I take to myself, (b) I take aside, (c) I welcome. From pros and lambano; to take to oneself, i.e. Use, lead, admit.


Additional Translations
Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.

And until that day was about to come, Paul kept urging all to partake of food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you continue watching without eating, having taken nothing.

And while the day was coming on, Paul sought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that you have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

And while it was drawing on to daylight, Paul exhorted them all to partake of food, saying, Ye have passed the fourteenth day watching in expectation without taking food.

And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried, and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

And continually, up till daybreak, Paul kept urging all on board to take some food. "This is the fourteenth day," he said, "that you have been anxiously waiting for the storm to cease, and have fasted, eating little or nothing.

While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

And till the day was about to be, Paul was calling upon all to partake of nourishment, saying, 'Fourteen days to-day, waiting, ye continue fasting, having taken nothing,
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