Acts 27:15

15Having been caughtσυναρπασθέντοςthenδὲtheτοῦshipπλοίουandκαὶnotμὴbeing ableδυναμένουto faceἀντοφθαλμεῖνto theτῷwindἀνέμῳhaving given wayἐπιδόντεςwe were driven alongἐφερόμεθα.

And the ship having been caught and not being able to face the wind, having given way, we were driven along.

Vocab difficulty

93.7

Rare words

  • συναρπασθέντος

    συναρπάζω

    I seize, drag by force.

  • ἀντοφθαλμεῖν

    ἀντοφθαλμέω

    I face (lit: "I present my eye to"), resist, withstand; as nautical term: I bear up against the wind.