Acts 27:29
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.

Young's Literal Translation
and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come.

King James Bible
Then fearing lest we should have fallen {5625;1601:5632} upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

Greek
Fearing that
φοβούμενοί (phoboumenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5399: From phobos; to frighten, i.e. to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. Revere.

we would run aground
ἐκπέσωμεν (ekpesōmen)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1601: From ek and pipto; to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient.

on
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

[the] rocks,
τραχεῖς (tracheis)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5138: Rough, rugged, uneven. Perhaps strengthened from the base of rhegnumi; uneven, rocky.

they dropped
ῥίψαντες (rhipsantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4496: A primary verb; to fling (see in ekteino), which indicates an extended projection); by qualification, to deposit; by extension, to disperse.

four
τέσσαρας (tessaras)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 5064: Four. Or neuter tessara a plural number; four.

anchors
ἀγκύρας (ankyras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 45: An anchor. From the same as agkale; an 'anchor'.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

[the] stern
πρύμνης (prymnēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4403: The stern of a ship. Feminine of prumnus; the stern of a ship.

[and] prayed for
ηὔχοντο (ēuchonto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2172: To pray, wish. Middle voice of a primary verb; to wish; by implication, to pray to God.

daybreak.
ἡμέραν (hēmeran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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