Acts 27:30
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But as the shipmen sought to fly out of the ship, having let down the boat into the sea, under colour, as though they would have cast anchors out of the forepart of the ship,

the boat.

Acts 27:16,32 And running under a certain island that is called Cauda, we had much work to come by the boat. . . .

foreship.

Acts 27:41 And when we were fallen into a place where two seas met, they run the ship aground. And the forepart indeed, sticking fast, remained unmoveable: but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the sea.

Context
The Shipwreck
29Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern: and wished for the day. 30But as the shipmen sought to fly out of the ship, having let down the boat into the sea, under colour, as though they would have cast anchors out of the forepart of the ship, 31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.…
Cross References
Acts 27:16
And running under a certain island that is called Cauda, we had much work to come by the boat.

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.

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.

Acts 27:31
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.

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

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.

sailors
ναυτῶν (nautōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3492: A sailor, seaman. From naus; a boatman, i.e. Seaman.

attempted
ζητούντων (zētountōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

to escape
φυγεῖν (phygein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 5343: To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive 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.
πλοίου (ploiou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4143: A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.

Pretending
προφάσει (prophasei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4392: A pretext, an excuse. From a compound of pro and phaino; an outward showing, i.e. Pretext.

to lower
ἐκτείνειν (ekteinein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1614: To stretch out (forth), cast forth (as of an anchor), lay hands on. From ek and teino; to extend.

anchors
ἀγκύρας (ankyras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 45: An anchor. From the same as agkale; an 'anchor'.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

[the] bow,
πρῴρης (prōrēs)
Noun - Genitive 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.

they let
χαλασάντων (chalasantōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5465: To let down, lower, slacken, loosen. From the base of chasma; to lower.

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.

lifeboat
σκάφην (skaphēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4627: A boat; any hollow vessel. A 'skiff', or yawl.

{down} 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
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.

And of the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship and having let down the lifeboat into the sea under pretense as being about to cast out anchors from the bow,

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under color as though they would have cast anchors out of the bow,

And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

But the sailors wishing to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat into the sea under pretext of being about to carry out anchors from the prow,

And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under color as though they would cast anchors out of the foreship,

The sailors, however, wanted to make their escape from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow.

As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as if out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,
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