Acts 27:7

7Forἐνmanyἱκαναῖςnowδὲdaysἡμέραιςsailing slowlyβραδυπλοοῦντεςandκαὶwith difficultyμόλιςhaving arrivedγενόμενοιoffκατὰτὴνCnidusΚνίδον,notμὴpermittingπροσεῶντοςusἡμᾶςtheτοῦwindἀνέμου,we sailed underὑπεπλεύσαμεντὴνCreteΚρήτηνoffκατὰSalmoneΣαλμώνην,

And sailing slowly for many days, and with difficulty having arrived off Cnidus, the wind not permitting us, we sailed under Crete off Salmone.

Vocab difficulty

86.1

Rare words

  • βραδυπλοοῦντες

    βραδυπλοέω

    I sail slowly.

  • Κνίδον

    Κνίδος

    Cnidus, a town on the coast of Caria (south-west Asia Minor) near the island of Cos.

  • προσεῶντος

    προσεάω

    I permit one to approach, permit further.

  • ὑπεπλεύσαμεν

    ὑποπλέω

    I sail under.

  • Σαλμώνην

    Σαλμώνη

    Salmone, a promontory on the east of Crete.