Acts 27:20
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And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and no small storms lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away.

neither.

Exodus 10:21-23 And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch out thy hand towards heaven: and may there be darkness upon the land of Egypt so thick that it may be felt. . . .

Psalm 105:28 He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.

Matthew 24:29 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of heaven shall be moved.

and no.

Psalm 107:25-27 He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up. . . .

Jonah 1:4,11-14 And Jonah rose up to flee into Tharsis from the face of the Lord, and he went down to Joppe, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tharsis from the face of the Lord, . . .

Matthew 8:24,25 And behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but he was asleep. . . .

2 Corinthians 11:25 Thrice was I beaten with rods: once I was stoned: thrice I suffered shipwreck: a night and a day I was in the depth of the sea.

all.

Isaiah 57:10 Thou hast been wearied in the multitude of thy ways: yet thou saidst not: I will rest: thou has found life of thy hand, therefore thou hast not asked.

Jeremiah 2:25 Keep thy foot from being bare, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst: I have lost all hope, I will not do it: for I have loved strangers, and I will walk after them.

Ezekiel 37:11 And he said to me: Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel: they say: Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost, and we are cut off.

Ephesians 2:12 That you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the conversation of Israel and strangers to the testament, having no hope of the promise and without God in this world.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 And we will not have you ignorant brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that you be not sorrowful, even as others who have no hope.

Context
The Storm at Sea
19And the third day they cast out with their own hands the tacking of the ship. 20And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and no small storms lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away. 21And after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the midst of them, said: You should indeed, O ye men, have hearkened unto me and not have loosed from Crete and have gained this harm and loss.…
Cross References
Acts 27:19
And the third day they cast out with their own hands the tacking of the ship.

Acts 27:21
And after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the midst of them, said: You should indeed, O ye men, have hearkened unto me and not have loosed from Crete and have gained this harm and loss.

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

neither
μήτε (mēte)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3383: Nor, neither, not even, neither…nor. From me and te; not too, i.e. neither or nor; also, not even.

sun
ἡλίου (hēliou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2246: The sun, sunlight. From hele; the sun; by implication, light.

nor
μήτε (mēte)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3383: Nor, neither, not even, neither…nor. From me and te; not too, i.e. neither or nor; also, not even.

stars
ἄστρων (astrōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 798: A star. Neuter from aster; properly, a constellation; put for a single star.

appeared
ἐπιφαινόντων (epiphainontōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2014: From epi and phaino; to shine upon, i.e. Become visible or known.

for
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

many
πλείονας (pleionas)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Comparative
Strong's Greek 4119: Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion.

days
ἡμέρας (hēmeras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

and
τε (te)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.

[the great]
ὀλίγου (oligou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3641: Puny; especially neuter somewhat.

storm
χειμῶνός (cheimōnos)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5494: From a derivative of cheo, meaning a storm; by implication, the rainy season, i.e. Winter.

continued to batter us,
ἐπικειμένου (epikeimenou)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1945: From epi and keimai; to rest upon.

we abandoned
περιῃρεῖτο (periēreito)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4014: From peri and haireomai; to remove all around, i.e. Unveil, cast off; figuratively, to expiate.

all
πᾶσα (pasa)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

hope
ἐλπὶς (elpis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1680: Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence.

of
ἡμᾶς (hēmas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

being saved.
σῴζεσθαι (sōzesthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's Greek 4982: To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.


Additional Translations
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small tempest lying on us, from then on all hope of our being saved was abandoned.

And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.

And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm lying on us, in the end all hope of our being saved was taken away.

And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.

And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

Then, when for several days neither sun nor stars were seen and the terrific gale still harassed us, the last ray of hope was now vanishing.

When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

and neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and not a little tempest lying upon us, thenceforth all hope was taken away of our being saved.
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