Acts 27:42
42Of theτῶνnowδὲsoldiersστρατιωτῶν[the] planβουλὴwasἐγένετοthatἵναtheτοὺςprisonersδεσμώταςthey should killἀποκτείνωσιν,lestμήanyoneτιςhaving swum awayἐκκολυμβήσαςshould escapeδιαφύγῃ·
Now the plan of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, should escape.
Vocab difficulty
93.5
Rare words
δεσμώτας
δεσμώτης
a prisoner, captive.
ἐκκολυμβήσας
ἐκκολυμβάω
I swim out (of the water).
διαφύγῃ
διαφεύγω
I escape by flight.