Acts 27:40

40Andκαὶtheτὰςanchorsἀγκύραςhaving cut awayπεριελόντεςthey left [them]εἴωνinεἰςtheτὴνseaθάλασσαν,at the same timeἅμαhaving loosenedἀνέντεςtheτὰςropesζευκτηρίαςof theτῶνruddersπηδαλίων,Andκαὶhaving hoistedἐπάραντεςtheτὸνforesailἀρτέμωναto theτῇblowing [wind]πνεούσῃthey began makingκατεῖχονforεἰςtheτὸνshoreαἰγιαλόν.

And having cut away the anchors, they left [them] in the sea, at the same time having loosened the ropes of the rudders. And having hoisted the foresail to the blowing [wind], they began making for the shore.

Vocab difficulty

88.7

Rare words

  • ἀγκύρας

    ἄγκυρα

    an anchor.

  • ἀνέντες

    ἀνίημι

    I send up, produce, send back; I let go; I relax, loosen, hence met: I give up, desist from.

  • ζευκτηρίας

    ζευκτηρία

    a band, fastening.

  • πηδαλίων

    πηδάλιον

    the rudder of a ship.

  • ἀρτέμωνα

    ἀρτέμων

    a foresail, set on the bow.