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Acts 27:13

And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

KJV

ὑποπνεύσαντος δὲ νότου δόξαντες τῆς προθέσεως κεκρατηκέναι, ἄραντες ἆσσον παρελέγοντο τὴν Κρήτην.

Greek NT

Aspirante autem austro, æstimantes propositum se tenere, cum sustulissent de Asson, legebant Cretam.

Vulgate

And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.

ASV

And the south wind gently blowing, thinking that they had obtained their purpose, when they had loosed from Asson, they sailed close by Crete.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Κρήτη
krete
noun · 5×
αἴρω
airo
verb · 101×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δοκέω
dokeo
verb · 62×
κρατέω
krateo
verb · 47×
νότος
notos
noun · 7×
παραλέγομαι
paralegomai
verb · 2×
πρόθεσις
prothesis
noun · 12×
ἆσσον
asson
adverb · 1×
o
article · 19778×
ὑποπνέω
upopneo
verb · 1×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Matt 8:5 — And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,