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Shipwrecked on Malta

39 When it was day, they did not recognize the land; but they observed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible.
40 And they1 let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore.  
41 But striking1 a place where two seas met, athey ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves.  
42 And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.
43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land,
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Acts 27:41

But lighting upon (peripesontev de). Second aorist active participle of peripiptw, old verb to fall into and so be encompassed by as in Luke 10:30; James 1:2. There is a current on one side of St. Paul's Bay between a little island (Salmonetta) and Malta which makes a sand bank between the two currents. Unexpectedly the ship stuck in this sandbar.

Where two seas met (diqalasson). Used in Strabo and Dio Chrysostom for divided seas (dis, qalassa).

They ran the vessel aground (epekeilan thn naun). First aorist active indicative of old verb epikellw, to run a ship ashore. Only here in N.T. Here also we have the only N.T. use of nauv for ship (from naw, new, to swim) so common in ancient Greek. Our word navy is from this word through the Latin.

Struck (ereisasa). First aorist active participle of ereidw, old verb to fix firmly. Only here in N.T.

Unmoveable (asaleutov). From a privative and saleuw to shake. Old word. In N.T. only here and Hebrews 12:28.

Began to break up (elueto). Inchoative imperfect passive of the old verb luw, to loosen. The prow was stuck in the sand-bar, and the stern was breaking to pieces by the opposing waves lashing on both sides. It was a critical moment.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 27:41:

Acts 27:29
Acts 27:30
Hebrews 12:28
James 1:2

 

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