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Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along. <a href="/nlt/acts/27.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the sailors bound ropes around the hull of the ship to strengthen it. They were afraid of being driven across to the sandbars of Syrtis off the African coast, so they lowered the sea anchor to slow the ship and were driven before the wind. <a href="/esv/acts/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and thus they were driven along. <a href="/bsb/acts/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along. <a href="/blb/acts/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> which having taken up, they began using supports, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they should fall into the sandbars of Syrtis, having lowered the gear, thus they were driven along. <a href="/kjv/acts/27.htm">King James Bible</a> Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. <a href="/nkjv/acts/27.htm">New King James Version</a> When they had taken it on board, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing lest they should run aground on the Syrtis Sands, they struck sail and so were driven. <a href="/nasb_/acts/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way. <a href="/nasb/acts/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along. <a href="/nasb77/acts/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And after they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor, and so let themselves be driven along. <a href="/lsb/acts/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship. Fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and in this way let themselves be carried along. <a href="/amp/acts/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> After hoisting the skiff [on board], they used support lines [for frapping] to undergird and brace the ship’s hull; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis [off the north coast of Africa], they let down the sea anchor and lowered the sails and were driven along [backwards with the bow into the wind]. <a href="/csb/acts/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After hoisting it up, they used ropes and tackle and girded the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the drift-anchor, and in this way they were driven along. <a href="/hcsb/acts/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After hoisting it up, they used ropes and tackle and girded the ship. Then, fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the drift-anchor, and in this way they were driven along. <a href="/asv/acts/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven. <a href="/cev/acts/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> but finally we got it where it belonged. Then the sailors wrapped ropes around the ship to hold it together. They lowered the sail and let the ship drift along, because they were afraid it might hit the sandbanks in the gulf of Syrtis. <a href="/erv/acts/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven. <a href="/gwt/acts/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The men pulled it up on deck. Then they passed ropes under the ship to reinforce it. Fearing that they would hit the large sandbank off the shores of Libya, they lowered the sail and were carried along by the wind. <a href="/gnt/acts/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> They pulled it aboard and then fastened some ropes tight around the ship. They were afraid that they might run into the sandbanks off the coast of Libya, so they lowered the sail and let the ship be carried by the wind. <a href="/isv/acts/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> The ship's crew pulled it up on deck and used ropes to brace the ship. Fearing that they would hit the large sandbank near Libya, they lowered the sail and drifted along. <a href="/msb/acts/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along. <a href="/net/acts/27.htm">NET Bible</a> After the crew had hoisted it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, thus letting themselves be driven along. <a href="/nheb/acts/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along. <a href="/wbt/acts/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, struck sail, and so were driven. <a href="/wey/acts/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and, after hoisting it on board, they used frapping-cables to undergird the ship, and, as they were afraid of being driven on the Syrtis quicksands, they lowered the gear and lay to. <a href="/web/acts/27.htm">World English Bible</a> After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall into the [sandbars of] Syrtis, having let down the mast—so were carried on. <a href="/blb/acts/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> which having taken up, they began using supports, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they should fall into the sandbars of Syrtis, having lowered the gear, thus they were driven along. <a href="/ylt/acts/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall on the quicksand, having let down the mast -- so were borne on. <a href="/slt/acts/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Which having taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship: and fearing lest they might fall through into the quicksand, having loosened the vessel, so were they borne away.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Which being taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, they let down the sail yard, and so were driven. <a href="/cpdv/acts/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> When this was taken up, they used it to assist in securing the ship. For they were afraid that they might run aground. And having lowered the sails, they were being driven along in this way. <a href="/nabre/acts/27.htm">New American Bible</a> They hoisted it aboard, then used cables to undergird the ship. Because of their fear that they would run aground on the shoal of Syrtis, they lowered the drift anchor and were carried along in this way. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> After hoisting it up they took measures to undergird the ship; then, fearing that they would run on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and so were driven.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when we had launched it, we began undergirding and repairing the ship; and because we were afraid of grounding, we lowered the sail, and so we drifted. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when we took it up, we girded it and retained it to the ship, because we were afraid lest it fall in a declivity of the sea, and we took down the sail, and so we moved on.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> When they had taken it up, they used helps, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they should fall into the quicksand, they lowered the mast, and thus were driven along. <a href="/godbey/acts/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> which lifting up they used helps, under-girding the ship; and fearing lest they might fall into Syrtis, lowering the gear, they were thus carried along. <a href="/haweis/acts/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> which when they had hoisted out, they used all helps, carrying ropes round the ship?s bottom; and fearing lest they should run on the quick-sands, they lowered the mast, and so were driven. <a href="/mace/acts/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a> this done, all hands aloft they frapp'd the ship tought with her cables, and for fear of striking upon the sands, they struck the main sail, and so drove. <a href="/wey/acts/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and, after hoisting it on board, they used frapping-cables to undergird the ship, and, as they were afraid of being driven on the Syrtis quicksands, they lowered the gear and lay to. <a href="/worrell/acts/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, lowering the sail, so they were borne along. <a href="/worsley/acts/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Which when they had hoisted up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing least they should fall into the quick-sands, they struck fail, and so were driven. <a href="/parallel/acts/27-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=9022" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/27.htm">The Storm at Sea</a> …16Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat. 17<a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēn (RelPro-AFS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/142.htm" title="142: arantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To raise, lift up, take away, remove. ">After hoisting it up,</a> <a href="/greek/5530.htm" title="5530: echrōnto (V-IIM/P-3P) -- To use, make use of, deal with, take advantage of. ">the crew used</a> <a href="/greek/996.htm" title="996: boētheiais (N-DFP) -- From boethos; aid; specially, a rope or chain for frapping a vessel.">ropes</a> <a href="/greek/5269.htm" title="5269: hypozōnnyntes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To under-gird, as to strengthen a ship against the waves. From hupo and zonnumi; to gird under, i.e. Frap.">to undergird</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4143.htm" title="4143: ploion (N-ANS) -- A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.">ship.</a> <a href="/greek/5037.htm" title="5037: te (Conj) -- And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.">And</a> <a href="/greek/5399.htm" title="5399: phoboumenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- From phobos; to frighten, i.e. to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. Revere.">fearing</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1601.htm" title="1601: ekpesōsin (V-ASA-3P) -- From ek and pipto; to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient.">they would run aground</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4950.htm" title="4950: Syrtin (N-AFS) -- From suro; a shoal, i.e. The Syrtis Major or great bay on the north coast of Africa.">sandbars of Syrtis,</a> <a href="/greek/5465.htm" title="5465: chalasantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To let down, lower, slacken, loosen. From the base of chasma; to lower.">they lowered</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4632.htm" title="4632: skeuos (N-ANS) -- A vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband).">sea anchor</a> <a href="/greek/3779.htm" title="3779: houtōs (Adv) -- Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).">and</a> <a href="/greek/5342.htm" title="5342: epheronto (V-IIM/P-3P) -- To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.">were driven along.</a> 18We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4-5</a> Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart. / The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-25.htm">2 Corinthians 11:25</a> Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea. <a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25-30</a> For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. / They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish. / They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless. ... <a href="/matthew/8-24.htm">Matthew 8:24-26</a> Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” / “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. <a href="/mark/4-37.htm">Mark 4:37-39</a> Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped. / But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?” / Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. <a href="/luke/8-23.htm">Luke 8:23-24</a> As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Ezekiel 27:26</a> Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Isaiah 33:23</a> Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder. <a href="/job/9-8.htm">Job 9:8</a> He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a> You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a> He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17-19</a> For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">1 Kings 22:48</a> Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber. <a href="/proverbs/30-4.htm">Proverbs 30:4</a> Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know! <a href="/isaiah/51-15.htm">Isaiah 51:15</a> For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Which when they had taken up, they used helps, under girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, struck sail, and so were driven.fearing.<a href="/acts/27-29.htm">Acts 27:29,41</a> Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/27-6.htm">Aboard</a> <a href="/acts/24-25.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/acts/27-41.htm">Aground</a> <a href="/acts/27-13.htm">Anchor</a> <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/acts/27-6.htm">Board</a> <a href="/acts/27-15.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/acts/13-36.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/acts/23-10.htm">Fearing</a> <a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Gear</a> <a href="/acts/26-22.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-9.htm">Helps</a> <a href="/acts/27-40.htm">Hoisted</a> <a href="/acts/27-40.htm">Hoisting</a> <a href="/acts/24-6.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/acts/26-21.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/acts/11-5.htm">Lowered</a> <a href="/acts/27-16.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Ropes</a> <a href="/acts/12-14.htm">Run</a> <a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Sand</a> <a href="/acts/27-12.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/acts/27-15.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/acts/24-26.htm">Used</a> <a href="/acts/27-15.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Aboard</a> <a href="/acts/27-24.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/acts/27-26.htm">Aground</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Anchor</a> <a href="/exodus/26-26.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/acts/27-31.htm">Board</a> <a href="/acts/27-27.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/acts/27-29.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/acts/27-29.htm">Fearing</a> <a href="/acts/27-19.htm">Gear</a> <a href="/romans/1-11.htm">Help</a> <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Helps</a> <a href="/acts/27-40.htm">Hoisted</a> <a href="/acts/27-40.htm">Hoisting</a> <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/acts/28-3.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/acts/27-20.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/acts/27-30.htm">Lowered</a> <a href="/acts/28-11.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/acts/27-32.htm">Ropes</a> <a href="/acts/27-26.htm">Run</a> <a href="/acts/27-39.htm">Sand</a> <a href="/acts/27-27.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/acts/27-18.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Used</a> <a href="/acts/27-44.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 27</div>1. <a href="/acts/27-1.htm">Paul shipping toward Rome,</a> 10. <a href="/acts/27-10.htm">foretells of the danger of the voyage,</a> 11. <a href="/acts/27-11.htm">but is not believed.</a> 14. <a href="/acts/27-14.htm">They are tossed to and fro by a storm;</a> 41. <a href="/acts/27-41.htm">and suffer shipwreck;</a> 44. <a href="/acts/27-44.htm">yet all come safe to land.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>After hoisting it up This phrase refers to the crew's action of lifting something aboard the ship, likely the lifeboat or dinghy, which was typically towed behind the ship. In the context of ancient maritime practices, securing the lifeboat was crucial during a storm to prevent it from being smashed against the ship or lost at sea. This action demonstrates the crew's preparation and urgency in response to the impending danger.the crew used ropes to undergird the ship Undergirding, also known as frapping, involved passing ropes or cables under the hull of the ship to hold it together during a storm. This practice was common in ancient seafaring to prevent the ship from breaking apart in rough seas. The use of ropes highlights the severity of the storm and the crew's desperation to maintain the ship's integrity. This action reflects the human effort to preserve life amidst natural chaos, a theme often seen in Scripture where human action and divine providence intersect.And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis The Syrtis refers to the dangerous sandbanks off the coast of North Africa, known as the Greater and Lesser Syrtis. These were notorious among ancient sailors for causing shipwrecks. The fear of running aground here indicates the crew's awareness of their geographical location and the perilous nature of these waters. This fear underscores the vulnerability of human endeavors against the forces of nature, a recurring biblical theme that points to the need for divine intervention and guidance.they lowered the sea anchor Lowering the sea anchor, or "letting down the gear," was a technique used to slow the ship's drift and stabilize it in a storm. This action reflects the crew's attempt to control the ship's movement and avoid being driven into the dangerous sandbars. The sea anchor served as a temporary measure to maintain some level of control, symbolizing human attempts to manage crises with available resources.and were driven along Despite their efforts, the ship was ultimately at the mercy of the storm, being driven along by the wind and waves. This phrase captures the helplessness of the situation, where human control is limited, and the ship's fate seems uncertain. In a broader biblical context, this can be seen as a metaphor for life's trials, where faith and reliance on God become essential as human efforts reach their limits. The narrative of <a href="/acts/27.htm">Acts 27</a>, including this phrase, illustrates the tension between human agency and divine sovereignty, a central theme in the Christian faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who is being transported as a prisoner to Rome. His journey is marked by divine intervention and leadership. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sailors/crew.htm">Sailors/Crew</a> The individuals responsible for navigating the ship. They take practical measures to secure the ship during the storm. 3. <a href="/topical/s/syrtis.htm">Syrtis</a> A dangerous area in the Mediterranean known for its sandbars, which posed a significant threat to ships. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_ship.htm">The Ship</a> The vessel carrying Paul and others, which faces a severe storm, leading to the events described in this passage. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_storm.htm">The Storm</a> A natural event that tests the faith and resolve of those on board, serving as a backdrop for God's providence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence_in_crisis.htm">Divine Providence in Crisis</a> God's hand is evident even in the midst of chaos. Just as the sailors took practical steps to secure the ship, we must also take action while trusting in God's ultimate control. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_preparedness.htm">The Importance of Preparedness</a> The sailors' use of ropes to undergird the ship teaches us the value of preparation and taking wise precautions in times of trouble. <a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_fear.htm">Faith Amidst Fear</a> Despite the fear of running aground, the crew's actions demonstrate a balance between human effort and reliance on divine guidance. We are called to act in faith, even when circumstances are daunting. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_leadership.htm">Community and Leadership</a> Paul's presence and leadership during the storm remind us of the importance of godly leadership and community support in navigating life's challenges. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a> The lowering of the sea anchor symbolizes a surrender to God's will, trusting that He will guide us through life's storms.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 27</a> <a href="/q/what_does_worshiping_god_entail.htm">What does worshiping God entail?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_rise_above_pettiness_and_forgive.htm">What is the Bible's view on solidarity?</a> <a href="/q/acts_17_31_-_evidence_for_judgment_by_resurrection.htm">Acts 17:31 - What evidence supports the claim of a coming judgment by a resurrected man when such accounts defy scientific understanding of death?</a> <a href="/q/what_means_god_can't_be_tempted.htm">What does the anchor symbolize in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) They used helps, undergirding the ship.--The word "helps" answers to what we should call "precautions," or "remedial measures." The process described, technically known as "frapping," consisted in carrying a strong cable several times round the ship from stem to stern, so as to keep the planks from starting, and guard against the consequent leakage. The practice has always been a common one. Thucydides (i. 29) mentions the Corcyreans as having recourse to it. The Russian ships taken in the Tagus in 1808 were kept together in this manner in consequence of their age and unsound condition (Arnold, on Thuc. i. 29). We have probably an allusion to it in the lines of Horace (Od. i. 14)."Ac sine funibus,Vix durare carinae,Possint imperiosiusquor."["And scarcely can our keels keep sound,E'en with the ropes that gird them round,Against the imperious wave."]Fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands.--Literally, the Syrtis. There were two quicksands of this name, the Greater and the Lesser, on the north coast of Africa. The former lay just to the west of Cyrene, the latter further west, and nearer Carthage. St. Luke probably speaks of the Greater. These quicksands were the terror of all Mediterranean sailors (Jos. Wars, ii. 16, ? 4). A fine description of them is given by the Evangelist's namesake, Lucan, in his Pharsalia (ix. 303-310):"When Nature gave the world its primal form,She left the Syrtes neither sea nor land.There neither sinks the shore and welcomes in . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - And when they had hoisted it up for which when they had taken up, A.V.; be cast upon the Syrtis for fall into the quick-sands, A.V.; they lowered the gear for strake sail, A.V. Helps; βοηθείαις, in the New Testament only here and <a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a>; but frequent in medical language, for "bandages, "ligaments," "muscles," and all kinds of supports both artificial and natural, and generally to medical aid. Undergirding the ship; ὑποζωννύντες, only here in the Bible; but found, as well as its derivative ὑπόζωμα, in classical Greek, in the same sense as it has here. In medical language it is used of certain membranes which "under gird" and so strengthen and hold together certain parts of the human body, and specially was applied to the πλευρά. As regards the nautical sense in which St. Luke here uses the word, Dean Howson, in his excellent chapter (23.) on the 'Navigation and Ships of the Ancients,' writes as follows: - "In consequence of the extreme danger to which the ships of the ancients were exposed from leaking, it was customary to take to sea, as part of their ordinary gear, ὑποζώματα, undergirders, which were simply ropes for passing round the hull of the ship, and thus preventing the planks from starting;" and he adds in a note that "within the last twenty years (in 1837) marble tables had been dug up in the Piraeus, containing a list of Athenian ships and an inventory of their tackle, and that they all carried, as part of their "hanging gear," ὑποζώματα. Another great ship described by Athenaeus carried twelve such. The operation of undergirding is still occasionally performed, and is called by seamen "frap- ping." The German word is umgurten (Howson). Among ether recent examples (Howson, p. 33) the Albion was frapped with iron chains after the battle of Navarino. Cast upon the Syrtis. The wind was driving them straight toward the Syrtis Major, "the Goodwin Sands of the Mediterranean" (Farrar), and another twenty-four hours of such a gale might bring them there. The Syrtis Major was a wide gulf off the northern coast of Africa, now the Gulf of Sidra, lying between Tunis and Tripoli, considered very dangerous from its rocks and shoals. Be east upon (ἐκπέσωσι). The verb ἐκπίπτειν is the classical word (Homer, Herodotus, Euripides) for being driven or thrown ashore, and is used in this sense in vers. 26, 29 of this chapter, and in a slightly different sense in ver. 32. They lowered the gear (χαλάσαντες). Σκεῦος is a very common word, variously rendered "goods," "stuff," "vessel," according to the material to which it is applied (<a href="/matthew/12-29.htm">Matthew 12:29</a>; <a href="/luke/8-16.htm">Luke 8:16</a>; <a href="/luke/17-31.htm">Luke 17:31</a>, etc.). In the LXX. it is used of agricultural implements (<a href="/1_samuel/13-20.htm">1 Samuel 13:20, 21</a>), of weapons of hunting (<a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3</a>), of household furniture (<a href="/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37</a>), weapons of war (<a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">Deuteronomy 1:41</a>), instruments of music (<a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13</a>). This is the only passage in the Bible where it is used in its technical sense as a nautical term. In classical Greek, when applied generally to ships, it means the whole tackling, sails, ropes, yards, stores, engines, etc. The meaning, of course, is narrowed when applied to some particular part of the ship. Here, on the whole, it seems to mean the "great yard," or, if that had been already lowered, the heavy "head-gear," ropes, pulleys, and the like, which, under the circumstances, would contribute to make the ship roll and be unsteady. The word rendered "lowered" is χάλασαι. It is rendered "let down" in <a href="/mark/2-4.htm">Mark 2:4</a>; <a href="/luke/5-4.htm">Luke 5:4, 5</a>; <a href="/acts/9-25.htm">Acts 9:25</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">2 Corinthians 11:33</a>; and ver. 30 of this chapter (A.V.). In the R.V. it is sometimes rendered "let down" and sometimes "lowered." In the LXX. it is used in the sense of "spreading" a sail (<a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Isaiah 33:23</a>), which would be equivalent to "let down," if the sails were reefed at the top of the mast; and of "letting down" (<a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6</a>). The R.V., therefore, is correct. The object of what they did was to enable the ship to go as near the wind as possible, and with as little straining and rolling as possible. The operation is called by sailors "lying to." Were driven (see ver. 15). <a href="/commentaries/acts/27-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>After hoisting it up, ἄραντες (arantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_142.htm">Strong's 142: </a> To raise, lift up, take away, remove. [the crew] used ἐχρῶντο (echrōnto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5530.htm">Strong's 5530: </a> To use, make use of, deal with, take advantage of. ropes βοηθείαις (boētheiais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> From boethos; aid; specially, a rope or chain for frapping a vessel. to undergird ὑποζωννύντες (hypozōnnyntes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5269.htm">Strong's 5269: </a> To under-gird, as to strengthen a ship against the waves. From hupo and zonnumi; to gird under, i.e. Frap. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. ship. πλοῖον (ploion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4143.htm">Strong's 4143: </a> A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel. Fearing φοβούμενοί (phoboumenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5399.htm">Strong's 5399: </a> From phobos; to frighten, i.e. to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. Revere. they would run aground ἐκπέσωσιν (ekpesōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1601.htm">Strong's 1601: </a> From ek and pipto; to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient. on εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sandbars of Syrtis, Σύρτιν (Syrtin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4950.htm">Strong's 4950: </a> From suro; a shoal, i.e. The Syrtis Major or great bay on the north coast of Africa. they lowered χαλάσαντες (chalasantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5465.htm">Strong's 5465: </a> To let down, lower, slacken, loosen. From the base of chasma; to lower. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sea anchor σκεῦος (skeuos) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4632.htm">Strong's 4632: </a> A vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband). [and] οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3779.htm">Strong's 3779: </a> Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). were driven along. ἐφέροντο (epheronto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5342.htm">Strong's 5342: </a> To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/27-17.htm">Acts 27:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/27-17.htm">Acts 27:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/27-17.htm">Acts 27:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/27-17.htm">Acts 27:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/27-17.htm">Acts 27:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/27-17.htm">Acts 27:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/27-17.htm">Acts 27:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/27-17.htm">Acts 27:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/27-17.htm">Acts 27:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/27-17.htm">Acts 27:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/27-17.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 27:17 After they had hoisted it up they (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/27-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 27:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 27:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/27-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 27:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 27:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>