Acts 27:41
41Having fallenπεριπεσόντεςhoweverδὲintoεἰςa placeτόπονbetween two seasδιθάλασσονthey ran agroundἐπέκειλανtheτὴνvesselναῦν,andκαὶtheἡindeedμὲνbowπρῷραhaving stuck fastἐρείσασαit remainedἔμεινενimmovableἀσάλευτος,ἡandδὲthe sternπρύμναwas being broken upἐλύετοbyὑπὸtheτῆςviolenceβίας.
But having fallen into a place between two seas, they ran the vessel aground. And indeed the bow, having stuck fast, remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves.
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περιπεσόντες
περιπίπτω
I fall into the midst of, am involved in, happen upon a place.
διθάλασσον
διθάλασσος
between two seas, which has sea on both sides.
ἐπέκειλαν
ἐπικέλλω
ναῦν
ναῦς
a ship, vessel.
πρῷρα
πρῷρα
the prow of a ship.
ἐρείσασα
ἐρείδω
I stick fast, prop, fix firmly.
ἀσάλευτος
ἀσάλευτος
unshaken, immovable.
πρύμνα
πρύμνα
the stern of a ship.
βίας
βία
force, violence, strength.