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Acts 27:16

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the [ship’s] boat under control.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And running under a certain isle which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— But running under the lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to make ourselves masters of the boat;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And, running under the lee, of some small island, called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to make ourselves masters of the boat,—
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and having run under a certain little isle, called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And running under a certain island that is called Cauda, we had much work to come by the boat.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And we ran vnder a litle Yle named Clauda, and had much a doe to get the boat.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And running vnder a certaine yland, which is called Clauda, wee had much worke to come by the boate:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And as we passed under the lee of an island which is called Clauda, we could hardly man the ship's boat.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— And when we had passed a certain isle that is called Cyra; we could scarcely take up the boat.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And when we had passed a certain island, called Cyra, we could hardly retain the boat.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And 1161
{1161} Prime
δέ
de
{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
running under 5295
{5295} Prime
ὑποτρέχω
hupotrecho
{hoop-ot-rekh'-o}
From G5259 and G5143 (including its alternate); to run under, that is, (specifically) to sail past.
z5631
<5631> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 889
a certain 5100
{5100} Prime
τὶς
tis
{tis}
An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.
island 3519
{3519} Prime
νησίον
nesion
{nay-see'-on}
Diminutive of G3520; an islet.
which is called 2564
{2564} Prime
καλέω
kaleo
{kal-eh'-o}
Akin to the base of G2753; to 'call' (properly aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise).
z5746
<5746> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Passive (See G5786)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 360
Clauda, 2802
{2802} Prime
Κλαύδη
Klaude
{klow'-day}
Of uncertain derivation; Claude, an island near Crete.
we had y2480
[2480] Standard
ἰσχύω
ischuo
{is-khoo'-o}
From G2479; to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively).
z0
<0000> Grammar
The original word in the Greek or Hebrew is translated by more than one word in the English. The English translation is separated by one or more other words from the original.
much y3433
[3433] Standard
μόλις
molis
{mol'-is}
Probably by a variation for G3425; with difficulty.
work 2480
{2480} Prime
ἰσχύω
ischuo
{is-khoo'-o}
From G2479; to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively).
z5656
<5656> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2319
x3433
(3433) Complement
μόλις
molis
{mol'-is}
Probably by a variation for G3425; with difficulty.
to come by 4031
{4031} Prime
περικρατής
perikrates
{per-ee-krat-ace'}
From G4012 and G2904; strong all around, that is, a master (manager).
1096
{1096} Prime
γίνομαι
ginomai
{ghin'-om-ahee}
A prolonged and middle form of a primary verb; to cause to be ('gen' -erate), that is, (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literally, figuratively, intensively, etc.).
z5635
<5635> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Middle Deponent (See G5788)
Mood - Infinitive (See G5795)
Count - 42
the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
boat: 4627
{4627} Prime
σκάφη
skaphe
{skaf'-ay}
A 'skiff' (as if dug out), or yawl (carried aboard a large vessel for landing).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Acts 27:16-17

_ _ under — the lee of.

_ _ a certain — “small”

_ _ island ... Clauda — southwest of Crete, now called Gonzo; about twenty-three miles to leeward.

_ _ we had much work to come by — that is, to hoist up and secure.

_ _ the boat — now become necessary. But why was this difficult? Independently of the gale, raging at the time, the boat had been towed between twenty and thirty miles after the gale sprang up, and could scarcely fail to be filled with water [Smith].

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Acts 27:12-20.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 27:16

We were hardly able to get masters of the boat — To prevent its being staved.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Clauda:
Clauda, called Cauda and Gaudos by Mela and Pliny, and Claudos by Ptolemy, and now Gozo, according to Dr. Shaw, is a small island, situated at the south-western extremity of the island of Crete.
Acts 27:16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
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