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

they lightened.

Acts 27:18,19 And we, being mightily tossed with the tempest, the next day they lightened the ship. . . .

Job 2:4 And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin; and all that a man hath, he will give for his life:

Jonah 1:5 But the Lord sent a great wind to the sea: and a great tempest was raised in the sea, and the ship was in danger to be broken.

Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment?

Matthew 16:26 For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?

Hebrews 12:1 And therefore we also having so great a cloud of witnesses over our head, laying aside every weight and sin which surrounds us, let us run by patience to the fight proposed to us:

The wheat.

Context
The Shipwreck
37And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. 38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea. 39And when it was day, they knew not the land. But they discovered a certain creek that had a shore, into which they minded, if they could, to thrust in the ship.…
Cross References
Jonah 1:5
But the Lord sent a great wind to the sea: and a great tempest was raised in the sea, and the ship was in danger to be broken.

Matthew 4:18
And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers).

Acts 27:18
And we, being mightily tossed with the tempest, the next day they lightened the ship.

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

[the men] had eaten their fill,
κορεσθέντες (koresthentes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2880: To fill, sate, glut, feed full, satisfy. A primary verb; to cram, i.e. Glut or sate.

they lightened
ἐκούφιζον (ekouphizon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2893: To lighten, make light. From kouphos; to unload.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter 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.

ship
πλοῖον (ploion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4143: A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.

by throwing
ἐκβαλλόμενοι (ekballomenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1544: To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine 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.

grain
σῖτον (siton)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4621: Wheat, grain. Also plural irregular neuter sita of uncertain derivation; grain, especially wheat.

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

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.

sea.
θάλασσαν (thalassan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2281: Probably prolonged from hals; the sea.


Additional Translations
After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

Then having been filled with food, they began to lighten the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.

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

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

And having satisfied themselves with food, they lightened the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast the wheat into the sea.

After eating a hearty meal they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat overboard.

When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.
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