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
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.