Acts 27:28
28Andκαὶhaving taken soundingsβολίσαντεςthey foundεὗρονfathomsὀργυιὰςtwentyεἴκοσι,A littleβραχὺthenδὲhaving gone fartherδιαστήσαντεςandκαὶagainπάλινhaving taken soundingsβολίσαντεςthey foundεὗρονfathomsὀργυιὰςfifteenδεκαπέντε·
And having taken soundings, they found twenty fathoms. And having gone a little farther and having taken soundings again, they found fifteen fathoms.
Vocab difficulty
98.3
Rare words
βολίσαντες
βολίζω
I cast the line (for sounding), I sound.
ὀργυιὰς
ὀργυιά
a fathom, about five or six feet.
διαστήσαντες
διΐστημι
I put apart, separate, put some distance between.
δεκαπέντε
δεκαπέντε
fifteen.