King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Fearing we might run on the rocks, they let out four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight to come.
Berean Standard Bible:
Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
American Standard Version:
And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Then{G5037} fearing{G5399} lest{G3381}{G4458} we should have fallen{G1601}{G1601} upon{G1519} rocks{G5117}{G5138}, they cast{G4496} four{G5064} anchors{G45} out of{G1537} the stern{G4403}, and wished{G2172}{G1096} for the day{G2250}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Acts 27:17
- Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
Hebrews 6:19
- Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
Acts 27:30
- And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
Acts 27:26
- Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
Psalms 130:6
- My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: [I say, more than] they that watch for the morning.
Acts 27:40
- And 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.
Acts 27:41
- 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.
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Commentary for Acts 27:29
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: G5037
There are 192 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: τέ
Transliteration: té
Pronunciation: teh
Description: a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also (properly, as correlation of καί):--also, and, both, even, then, whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter participle. - Strong's Number: G5399
There are 90 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: φοβέω
Transliteration: phobéō
Pronunciation: fob-eh'-o
Description: from φόβος; to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere:--be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence. - Strong's Number: G3381
There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: μήπως
Transliteration: mḗpōs
Pronunciation: may tis
Description: from μή and -πώς; lest somehow:--lest (by any means, by some means, haply, perhaps). - Strong's Number: G4458
There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: -πώς
Transliteration: -pṓs
Pronunciation: poce
Description: adverb from the base of πού; an enclitic particle of indefiniteness of manner; somehow or anyhow; used only in composition:--haply, by any (some) means, perhaps. See εἴ πως, μήπως. Compare πῶς. - Strong's Number: G1601
There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐκπίπτω
Transliteration: ekpíptō
Pronunciation: ek-pip'-to
Description: from ἐκ and πίπτω; to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient:--be cast, fail, fall (away, off), take none effect. - Strong's Number: G1519
There are 1513 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: εἰς
Transliteration: eis
Pronunciation: ice
Description: a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively). - Strong's Number: G5117
There are 88 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: τόπος
Transliteration: tópos
Pronunciation: top'-os
Description: apparently a primary word; a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas χώρα is a large but participle locality), i.e. location (as a position, home, tract, etc.); figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard:--coast, licence, place, X plain, quarter, + rock, room, where. - Strong's Number: G5138
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: τραχύς
Transliteration: trachýs
Pronunciation: trakh-oos'
Description: perhaps strengthened from the base of ῥήγνυμι (as if jagged by rents); uneven, rocky (reefy):--rock, rough. - Strong's Number: G4496
There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ῥίπτω
Transliteration: rhíptō
Pronunciation: hrip'-to
Description: a primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of ῥαπίζω, through the idea of sudden motion); to fling (properly, with a quick toss, thus differing from βάλλω, which denotes a deliberate hurl; and from (see in ἐκτείνω), which indicates an extended projection); by qualification, to deposit (as if a load); by extension, to disperse:--cast (down, out), scatter abroad, throw. - Strong's Number: G5064
There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: τέσσαρες
Transliteration: téssares
Pronunciation: tes'-sar-ah
Description: a plural number; four:--four. - Strong's Number: G45
There are 1026 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἄγκυρα
Transliteration: ánkyra
Pronunciation: ang'-koo-rah
Description: from the same as ἀγκάλη; an "anchor" (as crooked):--anchor. - Strong's Number: G1537
There are 761 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐκ
Transliteration: ek
Pronunciation: ex
Description: a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, …ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion. - Strong's Number: G4403
There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: πρύμνα
Transliteration: prýmna
Pronunciation: proom'-nah
Description: feminine of (hindmost); the stern of a ship:--hinder part, stern. - Strong's Number: G2172
There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: εὔχομαι
Transliteration: eúchomai
Pronunciation: yoo'-khom-ahee
Description: middle voice of a primary verb; to wish; by implication, to pray to God:--pray, will, wish. - Strong's Number: G1096
There are 636 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: γίνομαι
Transliteration: gínomai
Pronunciation: ghin'-om-ahee
Description: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought. - Strong's Number: G2250
There are 366 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἡμέρα
Transliteration: hēméra
Pronunciation: hay-mer'-ah
Description: feminine (with ὥρα implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.