Acts 27:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.

Young's Literal Translation
and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained [their] purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,

King James Bible
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence], they sailed close by Crete.

Greek
[When]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

a {gentle} south wind
νότου (notou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3558: The south wind, the South. Of uncertain affinity; the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself.

began to blow,
Ὑποπνεύσαντος (Hypopneusantos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5285: To blow gently. From hupo and pneo; to breathe gently, i.e. Breeze.

they thought
δόξαντες (doxantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1380: A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem.

they had
κεκρατηκέναι (kekratēkenai)
Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active
Strong's 2902: From kratos; to use strength, i.e. Seize or retain.

[their]
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

opportunity.
προθέσεως (protheseōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4286: From protithemai; a setting forth, i.e. proposal; specially, the show-bread as exposed before God.

[So] they weighed [anchor]
ἄραντες (arantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 142: To raise, lift up, take away, remove.

[and] sailed along,
παρελέγοντο (parelegonto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3881: To coast along, sail along. From para and the middle voice of lego;, to lay one's course near, i.e. Sail past.

hugging {the coast}
ἆσσον (asson)
Adverb
Strong's 788: Nearer, close by. Neuter comparative of the base of eggus; more nearly, i.e. Very near.

of Crete.
Κρήτην (Krētēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2914: Crete. Of uncertain derivation; Crete, an island in the Mediterranean.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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