Acts 27:33 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

besought. was entreating. Greek. parakaleo. App-134.

take. Greek. metalambano. See Acts 2:46.

meat. food, or nourishment. Greek. trophe.

This day, &c. Literally Tarrying (or waiting) to-day, the fourteenth day.

tarried. Greek. prosdokao. App-183.

and continued. ye continue. Greek. diateleo. Only here.

fasting. without food. Greek. asitos. Only here. Compare Acts 27:21. Figure of speech Synecdoche. App-6.

taken. Greek. proslambano. See Acts 17:5.

nothing. Greek. mideis.

Acts 27:33

33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.