KJV: Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
YLT: Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, 'If these do not remain in the ship -- ye are not able to be saved;'
Darby: Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these abide in the ship ye cannot be saved.
ASV: Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
εἶπεν | said |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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ὁ | - |
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Παῦλος | Paul |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Παῦλος Sense: Paul was the most famous of the apostles and wrote a good part of the NT, the 4 Pauline epistles. |
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τῷ | to the |
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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ἑκατοντάρχῃ | centurion |
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ἑκατοντάρχης Sense: an officer in the Roman army. |
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τοῖς | to the |
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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στρατιώταις | soldiers |
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Plural Root: στρατιώτης Sense: a (common) soldier. |
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οὗτοι | these |
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: οὗτος Sense: this. |
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μείνωσιν | remain |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: μένω Sense: to remain, abide. |
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πλοίῳ | ship |
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular Root: πλοῖον Sense: a ship. |
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σωθῆναι | to be saved |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Passive Root: ἐκσῴζω Sense: to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction. |
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δύνασθε | are able |
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 2nd Person Plural Root: δύναμαι Sense: to be able, have power whether by virtue of one’s own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favourable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom. |
Greek Commentary for Acts 27:31
Condition of the third class (undetermined, but with hope, etc.). Paul has no hesitancy in saying this in spite of his strong language in Acts 27:24 about God‘s promise. He has no notion of lying supinely down and leaving God to do it all. Without the sailors the ship could not be properly beached. [source]