Acts 27:7
Strong's Lexicon
[After]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

sailing slowly
βραδυπλοοῦντες (bradyploountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1020: To sail slowly. From bradus and a prolonged form of pleo; to sail slowly.

καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

μόλις (molis)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3433: With difficulty, hardly, scarcely. Probably by variation for mogis; with difficulty.

for
Ἐν (En)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

many
ἱκαναῖς (hikanais)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2425: From hiko; competent, i.e. Ample or fit.

days,
ἡμέραις (hēmerais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

we arrived
γενόμενοι (genomenoi)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

off
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

Cnidus.
Κνίδον (Knidon)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2834: Probably of foreign origin; Cnidus, a place in Asia Minor.

[When] the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

wind
ἀνέμου (anemou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 417: The wind; fig: applied to empty doctrines. From the base of aer; wind; by implication, quarters.

impeded
προσεῶντος (proseōntos)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4330: To permit one to approach, permit further. From pros and eao; to permit further progress.

us,
ἡμᾶς (hēmas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

we sailed to the lee
ὑπεπλεύσαμεν (hypepleusamen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5284: To sail under. From hupo and pleo; to sail under the lee of.

of Crete,
Κρήτην (Krētēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2914: Crete. Of uncertain derivation; Crete, an island in the Mediterranean.

opposite
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

Salmone.
Σαλμώνην (Salmōnēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4534: Salmone, a promontory on the east of Crete. Perhaps of similar origin to Salamis; Salmone, a place in Crete.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

Young's Literal Translation
and having sailed slowly many days, and with difficulty coming over-against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over-against Salmone,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Sailing slowly for many days, we came with difficulty as far as Cnidus. Since the wind did not allow us to approach it, we sailed along the south side of Crete off Salmone.

New American Standard Bible
When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, since the wind did not permit us [to go] farther, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone;

King James Bible
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

New Living Translation
We had several days of slow sailing, and after great difficulty we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed across to Crete and along the sheltered coast of the island, past the cape of Salmone.

English Standard Version
We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

New American Standard Bible
When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone;

King James Bible
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Sailing slowly for many days, we came with difficulty as far as Cnidus. Since the wind did not allow us to approach it, we sailed along the south side of Crete off Salmone.

International Standard Version
We sailed slowly for a number of days and with difficulty arrived off Cnidus. Then, because the wind was against us, we sailed on the sheltered side of Crete off Cape Salome.

NET Bible
We sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

American Standard Version
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone;

English Revised Version
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone;

Young's Literal Translation
and having sailed slowly many days, and with difficulty coming over-against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over-against Salmone,
















Cross References
Acts 2:11
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Acts 27:4
And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

Acts 27:12
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

Acts 27:21
But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

Titus 1:5
For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

Titus 1:12
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 27:6
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

Acts 27:5
And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

Acts 27:8
And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

Acts 27:9
Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
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