Acts 27:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
and when the shipπλοίου
(ploiou)
4143: a boatfrom pleó
was caughtσυναρπασθέντος
(sunarpasthentos)
4884: to seize and carry awayfrom sun and harpazó
[in it] and couldδυναμένου
(dunamenou)
1410: to be able, to have powera prim. verb
not faceἀντοφθαλμεῖν
(antophthalmein)
503: to look in the face, look straight atfrom anti and ophthalmos
the wind,ἀνέμῳ
(anemō)
417: windfrom a prim. root ane- (to blow, breathe)
we gave wayἐπιδόντες
(epidontes)
1929: to give over, give wayfrom epi and didómi
[to it] and let ourselves be drivenἐφερόμεθα
(epherometha)
5342: to bear, carry, bring fortha prim. word
along. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
συναρπασθεντος  verb - aorist passive participle - genitive singular neuter
sunarpazo  soon-ar-pad'-zo:  to snatch together, i.e. seize -- catch.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
του  definite article - genitive singular neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
πλοιου  noun - genitive singular neuter
ploion  ploy'-on:  a sailer, i.e. vessel -- ship(-ing).
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
μη  particle - nominative
me  may:  any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without.
δυναμενου  verb - present middle or passive deponent participle - genitive singular neuter
dunamai  doo'-nam-ahee:  to be able or possible -- be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.
αντοφθαλμειν  verb - present active infinitive
antophthalmeo  ant-of-thal-meh'-o:  to face -- bear up into.
τω  definite article - dative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ανεμω  noun - dative singular masculine
anemos  an'-em-os:  wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth) -- wind.
επιδοντες  verb - second aorist active participle - nominative plural masculine
epididomi  ep-ee-did'-o-mee:  to give over (by hand or surrender) -- deliver unto, give, let (+ (her drive), offer.
εφερομεθα  verb - imperfect passive indicative - first person
phero  fer'-o:  be, bear, bring (forth), carry, come, + let her drive, be driven, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, rushing, uphold.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be driven along.

King James Bible
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since the ship was caught and was unable to head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.

International Standard Version
The ship was caught so that it couldn't face the wind, and we gave up and were swept along.

NET Bible
When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the ship was carried by force and could not stand against the wind and we surrendered to its power.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The wind carried the ship away, and we couldn't sail against the wind. We couldn't do anything, so we were carried along by the wind.

King James 2000 Bible
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her be driven.
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