Acts 27:39-40

Paul is Shipwrecked

27:39 When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed ¹  a bay ²  with a beach, ³  where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. 27:40 So they slipped ⁴  the anchors ⁵  and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage ⁶  that bound the steering oars ⁷  together. Then they hoisted ⁸  the foresail ⁹  to the wind and steered toward ¹⁰  the beach.

[27:39]  ¹ tn Or “observed,” “saw.”

[27:39]  ² tn Or “gulf” (BDAG 557 s.v. κόλπος 3).

[27:39]  ³ sn A beach would refer to a smooth sandy beach suitable for landing.

[27:40]  ⁴ tn That is, released. Grk “slipping…leaving.” The participles περιελόντες (perielonte") and εἴων (eiwn) have been translated as finite verbs due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[27:40]  ⁵ tn The term is used of a ship’s anchor. (BDAG 12 s.v. ἄγκυρα a).

[27:40]  ⁶ tn Grk “bands”; possibly “ropes.”

[27:40]  ⁷ tn Or “rudders.”

[27:40]  ⁸ tn Grk “hoisting…they.” The participle ἐπάραντες (eparante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[27:40]  ⁹ tn Grk “sail”; probably a reference to the foresail.

[27:40]  ¹⁰ tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατέχω 7 states, “hold course, nautical t.t., intr….κατεῖχον εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν they headed for the beach Ac 27:40.”