Acts 27:41 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

And. But.

falling. Greek. peripipto. Only here, Luke 10:30; James 1:2.

where two seas met. Greek. dilhalassos. Only here.. sand bank formed by opposing currents.

ran... aground. Greek. epokello, but the texts read epikello, meaning the same. Only here.

ship. Greek. naus. Only here. Elsewhere the word for "ship" is ploion. It was no longer. ship, but. mere floating hulk.

forepart. Same as "foreship", Acts 27:30. Add "indeed".

stuck fast, and. having stuck fast. Greek. ereido. Only here.

remained. Greek. meno, as in Acts 27:31.

unmoveable. Greek. asaleutos. Only here and Hebrews 12:28.

hinder part. stern, Acts 27:29.

was broken. began to break up. Greek. luo. See Acts 13:43.

with. by, as in Acts 27:11.

violence. Greek. bia. See Acts 5:26.

waves. Greek. kuma. Only here, Matthew 8:24; Matthew 14:24.Mark 4:37; Jude 1:13.

Acts 27:41

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.