Acts 27:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

lest. lest perchance.

upon. The texts read kata. App-104.

rocks. rough (Greek. trachus. Only here and Luke 3:5) places.

anchors nkura.

Only here, verses: Acts 27:30; Acts 27:40; Hebrews 6:19.

out of. Greek. ek. App-104.

stern. Greek. prumna. Only here, Acts 27:41, and Mark 4:38.

wished. were praying. Greek. euchomai. App-134.

for the day. that the day would come.

Acts 27:29

29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.