Acts 27:30

30Of theτῶνthenδὲsailorsναυτῶνseekingζητούντωνto fleeφυγεῖνout ofἐκtheτοῦshipπλοίουandκαὶhaving let downχαλασάντωνtheτὴνlifeboatσκάφηνintoεἰςtheτὴνseaθάλασσανunder pretenseπροφάσειasὡςfromἐκ[the] bowπρῴρηςanchorsἀγκύραςbeing aboutμελλόντωνto cast outἐκτείνειν,

And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship and having let down the lifeboat into the sea under pretense as being about to cast out anchors from the bow,

Vocab difficulty

88.3

Rare words

  • ναυτῶν

    ναύτης

    a sailor, seaman.

  • σκάφην

    σκάφη

    a boat; any hollow vessel.

  • πρῴρης

    πρῷρα

    the prow of a ship.

  • ἀγκύρας

    ἄγκυρα

    an anchor.