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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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
falling	περιπεσόντες peripesontes	G4045	to fall into something that is all around · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
place	τόπον topon	G5117	a spot (general in space · noun — accusative singular masculine
met	διθάλασσον dithalasson	G1337	having two seas · adjective — accusative singular masculine
ran	ἐπέκειλαν epekeilan	G2027	to drive upon the shore · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
ship	ναῦν· naun	G3491	a boat (of any size) · noun — accusative singular feminine
aground	ἐποκέλλω epokéllō	G2027	to drive upon the shore
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
forepart	πρῷρα prōra	G4408	the prow · noun — nominative singular feminine
fast	ἐρείσασα ereisasa	G2043	to prop · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular feminine
remained	ἔμεινεν emeinen	G3306	to stay (in a given place · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
unmoveable	ἀσάλευτος, asaleutos	G761	unshaken · adjective — nominative singular feminine
but	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
part	πρύμνα prumna	G4403	the stern of a ship · noun — nominative singular feminine
broken	ἐλύετο elueto	G3089	to "loosen" (literally or figuratively) · verb — imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular
with	ὑπὸ hupo	G5259	under · preposition
violence	βίας bias	G970	force · noun — genitive singular feminine
waves	κυμάτων. kumatōn	G2949	a billow (as bursting or toppling) · noun — genitive plural neuter

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 27:26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
2 Corinthians 11:25-26 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
1 Kings 22:48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
2 Chronicles 20:37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD…
Ezekiel 27:34 In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall…
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, a…
Acts 27:26-29 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 27:21–end

We have here the issue of the distress of Paul and his fellow-travellers; they escaped with their lives and that was all, and that was for Paul's sake. We are here told (Act 27:37) what number there were on board - mariners, merchants, soldiers, prisoners, and other passengers, in all two hundred and seventy-six souls; this is taken notice of to make us the more concerned for them in reading the story, that they were such a considerable number, whose lives were now in the utmost jeopardy, and one Paul among them worth more than all the rest. We left them in despair, giving up themselves for gone. Whether they called every man on his God, as Jonah's mariners did, we are not told; it is well i…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 27:41

falling into a place where two seas met--SMITH thinks this refers to the channel, not more than one hundred yards broad, which separates the small island of Salmone from Malta, forming a communication between the sea inside the bay and that outside. the fore part stuck fast, and remained immovable--"The rocks of Malta disintegrate into extremely minute particles of sand and clay, which, when acted upon by the currents or surface agitation, form a deposit of tenacious clay; but, in still waters, where these causes do not act, mud is formed; but it is only in creeks, where there are no currents, and at such a depth as to be undisturbed by the waves, that the mud occurs. A ship, therefore, im…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 27:41

Where two seas meet - The tide running down from each side of the tongue of land, mentioned Act 27:39, and meeting at the point. Ran the ship aground - In striving to cross at this point of land, they had not taken a sufficiency of sea-room, and therefore ran aground. The forepart stuck fast - Got into the sands; and perhaps the shore here was very bold or steep, so that the stem of the vessel might be immersed in the quicksands, which would soon close round it, while the stern, violently agitated with the surge, would soon be broken to pieces. It is extremely difficult to find the true meaning of several of the nautical terms used in this chapter. I have given that which appeared to me to b…

The Church Fathers

And when we had fallen into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground. The place is called "bithalassum," bicursal, because the Greeks call the sea "thalassa." It signifies a stretch of land projecting into the sea and surrounded on both sides by the same sea dividing itself.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

"And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves;" for when there is a strong wind, this is the consequence, the stern bearing the brunt of the storm.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 53

And the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was broken by the violence of the waves, etc. Thus this ship perished, not from a light run over the waves, but by being violently thrust into the bed of the sea itself, partly held by the ground, partly broken by the raging waves. Such indeed is the fate of a soul given to this world, which, neglecting to trample on the desires of the world, fixes the prow of its intention deeply into the earth, dissolving the entire structure of subsequent works by the waves of cares. But those who escape by fragments of this boat seek the land, as others act more cautiously by the examples of those perishing.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

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Dictionary and topics

Crete — Now called Candia, one of the largest islands in the Meditterranean, about 140 miles long and 35 broad. It was at one time a very prosperous and populous island, having a “hundred cities.” The…
Haven — A harbour (Ps. 107:30; Acts 27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezek. 27:3). That of Crete, called “Fair Havens,” is mentioned Acts 27:8.
Ships — Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Gen. 49:13). Moses (Deut. 28:68) and Job (9:26) make reference to them, and Balaam speaks of the “ships of Chittim” (Num. 24:24). Solomon…
Mariners (Sailors) · Perils of — Perils of
Sea, The · The waves of: Mighty — The waves of: Mighty
Ships · Parts of mentioned: The forepart or foreship — Parts of mentioned: The forepart or foreship

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 27:41

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 27:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 27:41

Adam Clarke on Acts 27:41

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 27:41

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 27:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 27:41

Adam Clarke on Acts 27:41

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Acts 27:41

John Calvin on Acts 27:33–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 27:39-41