Acts 27:28

Acts 27:28 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.

King James Version KJV

And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

American Standard Version ASV

and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.

Bible in Basic English BBE

And they let down the lead, and saw that the sea was a hundred and twenty feet deep; and after a little time they did it again and it was ninety feet.

Free Bible Version FBV

They checked the depth and found it was forty meters, and a little while later they checked again and it was thirty meters.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

And sounded, and found it twentie fathoms: and when they had gone a litle further, they sounded againe, and found fifteene fathoms.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,

World English Bible WEB

They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

Noah Webster Bible WBS

And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

Who also sounding, found twenty fathoms; and going on a little further, they found fifteen fathoms.

Translation for Translators T4T

So they lowered a weight on a rope to measure how deep the water was. When they pulled the rope up again, they measured it and saw that the water was ◄120 ft./37 meters► deep. They went a little farther and lowered the rope again. That time, they saw that the water was only about ◄90 ft./28 meters► deep.

Plain English Version PEV

So they got a rope with a stone on the end of it and dropped it into the water to find out how deep it was. That stone went down 37 metres into the water, so they knew the water was 37 metres deep. We went a little further, and then they threw the stone out again. This time it only went down 28 metres, so they knew the water was not as deep there.

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Acts 27:28 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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GRK και βολισαντες ευρον οργυιας εικοσι βραχυ δε διαστησαντες και παλιν βολισαντες ευρον οργυιας δεκαπεντε

και kai G2532 and Conj

βολισαντες bolizō G1001 to sound Verb-AAP-NPM

ευρον ehuriskō G2147 to find/meet Verb-2AAI-3P

οργυιας orguia G3712 a fathom Noun-APF

εικοσι eikosi G1501 twenty Adj-NUI

βραχυ brachus G1024 little Adj-ASN

δε de G1161 then Conj

διαστησαντες diistēmi G1339 to pass Verb-AAP-NPM

και kai G2532 and Conj

παλιν palin G3825 again Adv

βολισαντες bolizō G1001 to sound Verb-AAP-NPM

ευρον ehuriskō G2147 to find/meet Verb-2AAI-3P

οργυιας orguia G3712 a fathom Noun-APF

δεκαπεντε dekapente G1178 fifteen Adj-NUI

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Greek Word Reference — Acts 27:28

και kai G2532 "and" Conj

And or also, a connecting word used to join ideas or words, like in Matthew 2:18 and Hebrews 1:1.

Definition: καί, conj., and __I. Copulative. __1. Connecting single words; __(a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12, 9:4, al. __(b) connecting numerals (WM, §37, 4): Jhn.2:20, Act.13:20; __(with) joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Mat.8:33, 26:59, Mrk.16:17, Act.5:29, al. __2. Connecting clauses and sentences: Mat.3:12, Act.5:21, al. mult.; esp. __(a) where, after the simplicity of the popular language, sentences are paratactically joined (WM, §60, 3; M, Pr., 12; Deiss., LAE, 128ff.): Mat.1:21, 7:25, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.10:3, al.; __(b) joining affirmative to negative sentences: Luk.3:14, Jhn.4:11, IIIJhn.10; __(with) consecutive, and so: Mat.5:1, 23:32, Heb.3:19, al.; after imperatives, Mat.4:19, Luk.7:7, al.; __(d) = καίτοι, and yet: Mat.3:14, 6:26, Mrk.12:12, Luk.18:7 (Field, Notes, 72), 1Co.5:2, al.; __(e) beginning an apodosis (= Heb. וְ; so sometimes δέ in cl.), then: Luk.2:21, 7:12, Act.1:10; beginning a question (WM, §53, 3a): Mrk.10:26, Luk.10:29, Jhn.9:36. __3. Epexegetic, and, and indeed, namely (WM, §53, 3c): Luk.3:18, Jhn.1:16, Act.23:6, Rom.1:5, 1Co.3:5, al. __4. In transition: Mat.4:23, Mrk.5:1, 21, Jhn.1:19, al.; so, Hebraistically, καὶ ἐγένετο (וַי:הִי; also ἐγένετο δέ), Mrk.1:9 (cf. Luk.5:1; V. Burton, §§357-60; M, Pr., 14, 16). __5. καὶ . . . καί, both . . . and (for τε . . . καί, see: τε); __(a) connecting single words: Mat.10:28, Mrk.4:41, Rom.11:33, al.; __(b) clauses and sentences: Mrk.9:13, Jhn.7:28, 1Co.1:22, al. __II. Adjunctive, also, even, still: Mat.5:39, 40; Mrk.2:28, al. mult.; esp. with pron., adv., etc., Mat.20:4, Jhn.7:47, al; ὡς κ., Act.11:17; καθὼς κ., Rom.15:7; οὑτω κ., Rom.6:11; διὸ κ., Luk.1:35; ὁ κ. (Deiss., BS, 313ff.), Act.13:9; pleonastically, μετὰ κ.. (Bl., §77, 7; Deiss., BS, 265f,), Php.4:3; τί κ., 1 Co 15:29; ἀλλὰ κ., Luk.14:22, Jhn.5:18, al.; καίγε (M, Pr., 230; Burton, §437), Act.17:27; καίπερ, Heb.5:8; κ. ἐάν, see: ἐάν. ἐάν, contr. fr. εἰ ἄν, conditional particle, representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of εἰ with ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf. Jhn.13:17, 1Co.7:36), if haply, if; __1. with subjc. (cl.); __(a) pres.: Mat.6:22, Luk.10:6, Jhn.7:17, Rom.2:25, 26 al.; { __(b) aor. (= Lat. fut. pf.): Mat.4:9 16:26 (cf. ptcp. in Luk.9:25; M, Pr., 230), Mrk.3:24, Luk.14:34, Jhn.5:43, Rom.7:2, al.; = cl. εἰ, with opt., Jhn.9:22 11:57, Act.9:2; as Heb. אִם = ὅταν, Jhn.12:32 14:3, I Jhn.2:28 3:2, Heb.3:7" (LXX) . __2. C. indic, (as in late writers, fr. Arist. on; see WH, App., 171; VD, MGr. 2, App., §77; Deiss., BS, 201f., LAE, 155, 254; M, Pr., 168, 187; Bl., §65, 4); __(a) fut.: Mat.18:19 T, Luk.19:40, Act.7:7; __(b) pres.: 1Th.3:8 (see Milligan, in l.). __3. With other particles: ἐ. καί (Bl., §65, 6), Gal.6:1; ἐ. μή (M, Pr., 185, 187; Bl., l.with), with subjc. pres., Mat.10:13, 1Co.8:8, Jas.2:17, 1Jn.3:21; aor., Mat.6:15, Mrk.3:27, Jhn.3:3, Rom.10:15, Gal.1:8 2:16 (see Lft., Ellic., in ll.); ἐ. τε . . . ἐ. τε, [in LXX for אִם . . . אִם, Est.19:13, al.,] Rom.14:8. __4. = cl. ἄν (which see) after relat. pronouns and adverbs (Tdf., Pr., 96; WH, App., 173; M, Pr., 42f.; Bl., §26, 4; Mayser, 152f.; Deiss., BS, 202ff.): ὃς ἐ., Mat.5:19, Mrk.6:22, 23 Luk.17:32, 1Co.6:18, al.; ὅπου ἐ., Mat.8:19; ὁσάκις ἐ., Rev.11:6; οὗ ἐ., 1Co.16:6; καθὸ ἐ., 2Co.8:12; ὅστις ἐ., Gal.5:10. (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 5212 NT verses. KJV: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet See also: 1 Corinthians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 10:4; 1 Corinthians 16:1.

βολισαντες bolizō G1001 "to sound" Verb-AAP-NPM

To sound means to measure the depth of water, as in Acts 27:28 where sailors take soundings to navigate safely.

Definition: βολίζω (βολίς, in sense of sounding-lead), to heave the lead, take soundings: Act.27:28.† (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 1 NT verses. KJV: sound See also: Acts 27:28.

ευρον ehuriskō G2147 "to find/meet" Verb-2AAI-3P

To find or discover something, like in Matthew 7:7-8, where Jesus teaches that those who seek will find. This word is about searching and finding, whether it's a physical object or a spiritual truth.

Definition: εὑρίσκω, [in LXX chiefly for מצא, also for נשׂג hi., etc. ;] to find, with or without previous search: absol., opposite to ζητέω, Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative, Mat.2:8, Mrk.1:37, Act.13:22, 2Ti.1:17, al.; pass., οὐχ εὑ., of disappearance, Heb.11:5, Rev.16:20, al.; γῆ κ. τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔργα εὑρεθήσεται (for conjectures as to the meaning of this reading, see Mayor, ICC, in l.), 2Pe.3:10, WH, R, mg. Metaphorical, to find, find out by inquiry, learn, discover: Luk.19:48, Act.4:21; αἰτίαν, Jhn.18:38, Act.13:28, al.; pass., Mat.1:18, Luk.17:18, Rom.7:10, 1Co.4:2, Gal.2:17, 1Pe.1:7, Rev.5:4, al.; of attaining to the knowledge of God, εὑ. θεόν, Act.17:27; pass., Rom.10:20 (LXX). Mid., to find for oneself, gain, procure, obtain: with accusative of thing(s), λύτρωσιν, Heb.9:12; act. in same sense (so cl. poets, but not in Attic prose), Mat.10:39 11:29, Luk.1:30, Act.7:46, 2Ti.1:18, al. (cf. ἀν-ευρίσκω). (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 167 NT verses. KJV: find, get, obtain, perceive, see See also: 1 Corinthians 4:2; Luke 12:37; 1 Peter 1:7.

οργυιας orguia G3712 "a fathom" Noun-APF

A fathom is a unit of measurement, approximately the length of a person's outstretched arms, as used in Acts 27:28 to measure the depth of water. It's an old way of measuring distances or lengths, based on the human body.

Definition: ὀργυιά, -ᾶς, ἡ (ὀρέγω), the length of the outstretched arms, a fathom: Act.27:28.† (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 1 NT verses. KJV: fathom See also: Acts 27:28.

εικοσι eikosi G1501 "twenty" Adj-NUI

This number means twenty, as seen in Luke 14:31 and Acts 1:15. It's used to describe a quantity of twenty, like twenty people or twenty miles.

Definition: εἴκοσι (never -ιν in WH, cf. Bl., §5, 3, and note), indecl., οἱ, αἱ, τά, twenty: Luk.14:31, Jhn.6:19, Act.1:15 27:28, 1Co.10:8, Rev.4:4, 10 5:8 11:16 19:4.† (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 10 NT verses. KJV: twenty See also: 1 Corinthians 10:8; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 4:10.

βραχυ brachus G1024 "little" Adj-ASN

Meaning short or little, this word can describe a short amount of time, as in Acts 5:34, or a short distance, as in Acts 27:28. It can also refer to a small quantity or value, as seen in John 6:7 and Hebrews 2:7.

Definition: βραχύς, -εῖα, -ύ, [in LXX chiefly for מְעַט ;] short; __(a) of time; short, little: βραχύ, Act.5:34; μετὰ β., Luk.22:58; β. τι, a short time, Heb.2:7, 9 RV, mg.; __(b) of distance: Act.27:28; __(with) of quantity or value, little, few: Jhn.6:7, Heb.2:7, 9 RV, txt.; pl., διὰ βραχέων, in few words, Heb.13:22.† (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 7 NT verses. KJV: few words, little (space, while) See also: Acts 5:34; Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 2:7.

δε de G1161 "then" Conj

This is a conjunction that means and, but, or then, used to connect ideas like in Matthew 1:2 and 2 Corinthians 6:15.

Definition: δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), post-positive conjunctive particle; __1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff., 2Co.6:15, 16, 2Pe.1:5-7; in repetition for emphasis, Rom.3:21, 22, 9:30, 1Co.2:6, Gal.2:2, Php.2:8; in transition to something new, Mat.1:18, 2:19, Luk.13:1, Jhn.7:14, Act.6:1, Rom.8:28, 1Co.7:1 8:1, al.; in explanatory parenthesis or addition, Jhn.3:19, Rom.5:8, 1Co.1:12, Eph.2:4, 5:32, al.; ὡς δέ, Jhn.2:9; καὶ . . . δέ, but also, Mat.10:18, Luk.1:76, Jhn.6:51, Rom.11:23, al.; καὶ ἐὰν δέ, yea even if, Jhn.8:16. __2. Adversative, but, on the other hand, prop., answering to a foregoing μέν (which see), and distinguishing a word or clause from one preceding (in NT most frequently without μέν; Bl., §77, 12): ἐὰν δέ, Mat.6:14, 23, al.; ἐγὼ (σὺ, etc.) δέ, Mat.5:22, 6:6, Mrk.8:29, al.; ὁ δέ, αὐτὸς δέ, Mrk.1:45, Luk.4:40, al.; after a negation, Mat.6:19, 20, Rom.3:4, 1Th.5:21, al. (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 2552 NT verses. KJV: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English) See also: 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 12:9; 1 Peter 1:7.

διαστησαντες diistēmi G1339 "to pass" Verb-AAP-NPM

To pass or intervene is the meaning of this word. In Luke 22:59 and Acts 27:28, it describes a period of time passing or an action being taken. The KJV translates it as 'go further' or 'be parted'.

Definition: δι-ίσπημι (Rec. διΐσ), [in LXX: Eze.5:1 (חָלַק pi.), Pro.17:9 (פָּרַד hi.), etc. ;] to set apart, separate; of time (or space), to make an interval, intervene: διαστάσης ὥρας μιᾶς, Luk.22:59; βραχὺ διαστήσαντες, Act.27:28. In pass., mid. and 2 aor., pf. and plpf. act., to part, withdraw: Luk.24:51.† (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 3 NT verses. KJV: go further, be parted, after the space of See also: Acts 27:28; Luke 22:59; Luke 24:51.

και kai G2532 "and" Conj

And or also, a connecting word used to join ideas or words, like in Matthew 2:18 and Hebrews 1:1.

Usage: Occurs in 5212 NT verses. KJV: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet See also: 1 Corinthians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 10:4; 1 Corinthians 16:1.

παλιν palin G3825 "again" Adv

Again or once more is what this word means. It is used in many places in the Bible, like Matthew 4:8 and John 1:35, to indicate that something is happening again or that something should be done again.

Definition: πάλιν, adv., [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc. ;] __1. of place, back, backwards (LS, see word). __2. Of time, again, once more: Mat.4:8, Mrk.2:13, Luk.23:20, Jhn.1:35 (and freq.), Act.17:32, Rom.11:23, Gal.1:9, Heb.1:6, al; pleonastically, π. ἀνακάμπτειν, Act.18:21; ὑποστρέφειν, Gal.1:17; εἰς τὸ π., 2Co.13:2; π. ἐκ τρίτου (Bl., §81, 4), Mat.26:44; ἐκ δευτέρου, Mat.26:42, Act.10:15; π. δεῦτερον, Jhn.4:54 21:16; π. ἄνωθεν ( Wis.19:6), Gal.4:9. __3. Rhetorically, again; __(a) further, moreover: Mat.5:33, Luk.13:20, Jhn.12:39, al.; __(b) in turn, on the other hand (Soph.; LXX: Wis.13:8 16:23, al.): Luk.6:43, 1Co.12:21, 2Co.10:7, 1Jn.2:8. (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 136 NT verses. KJV: again See also: 1 Corinthians 3:20; John 16:22; Hebrews 1:5.

βολισαντες bolizō G1001 "to sound" Verb-AAP-NPM

To sound means to measure the depth of water, as in Acts 27:28 where sailors take soundings to navigate safely.

Definition: βολίζω (βολίς, in sense of sounding-lead), to heave the lead, take soundings: Act.27:28.† (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 1 NT verses. KJV: sound See also: Acts 27:28.

ευρον ehuriskō G2147 "to find/meet" Verb-2AAI-3P

To find or discover something, like in Matthew 7:7-8, where Jesus teaches that those who seek will find. This word is about searching and finding, whether it's a physical object or a spiritual truth.

Usage: Occurs in 167 NT verses. KJV: find, get, obtain, perceive, see See also: 1 Corinthians 4:2; Luke 12:37; 1 Peter 1:7.

οργυιας orguia G3712 "a fathom" Noun-APF

Definition: ὀργυιά, -ᾶς, ἡ (ὀρέγω), the length of the outstretched arms, a fathom: Act.27:28.† (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 1 NT verses. KJV: fathom See also: Acts 27:28.

δεκαπεντε dekapente G1178 "fifteen" Adj-NUI

This term means fifteen, a number that appears in several Bible stories. In John 11:18, it describes the distance between two towns, and in Acts 27:5, it describes the number of days spent traveling.

Definition: δεκα-πέντε [in LXX: Exo.27:15, 1Ma.10:40, al. ;] late form of πεντεκαίδεκα, fifteen: Jhn.11:18, Act.27:5, WH, mg., ib. 28, Gal.1:18.† (AS)

Usage: Occurs in 3 NT verses. KJV: fifteen See also: Acts 27:28; Galatians 1:18; John 11:18.

Study Notes — Acts 27:28

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Context — The Shipwreck

26However, we must run aground on some island.” 27On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.

28They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.

29Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak. 30Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.

Acts 27:28 Summary

In Acts 27:28, the sailors took soundings to measure the depth of the water, which helped them navigate the ship safely. This verse teaches us the importance of being prepared and taking necessary precautions, just like the sailors did. As we face our own challenges and uncertainties, we can trust God's sovereignty, just like Paul did during the storm (Acts 27:23-25), and take wise decisions to navigate through them. By doing so, we can avoid dangers and stay safe, just as the sailors did by dropping anchors and praying for daybreak (Acts 27:29).

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of taking soundings in Acts 27:28?

The purpose of taking soundings was to measure the depth of the water to determine how close they were to land, as mentioned in Acts 27:27 where the sailors sensed they were approaching land. This was a crucial step in navigating the ship safely.

How did the soundings help the sailors in this situation?

The soundings helped the sailors to understand the water depth and to adjust their navigation accordingly, as they found the water to be twenty fathoms deep and then fifteen fathoms deep, indicating they were getting closer to land.

What can we learn from the sailors' actions in this verse?

We can learn the importance of being prepared and taking necessary precautions, just like the sailors did by taking soundings, as encouraged in Proverbs 27:12 which says 'The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.'

How does this verse relate to the overall story in Acts 27?

This verse is part of the narrative of Paul's journey to Rome, where he faced a severe storm and was shipwrecked, as foretold in Acts 27:26, and it highlights the sailors' efforts to navigate the ship safely to land.

Reflection Questions

What are some ways I can apply the principle of taking soundings in my own life, to navigate through challenging situations?
How can I, like the sailors, use the resources and tools available to me to make wise decisions and stay safe?
What are some dangers or challenges that I am currently facing, and how can I take necessary precautions to avoid them, just like the sailors did in this verse?
In what ways can I trust God's sovereignty, even in the midst of uncertainty and danger, just like Paul did during this storm?

Gill's Exposition on Acts 27:28

And sounded,.... Or let down their plummet, or sounding line; which was a line with a piece of lead at the end of it, which they let down into the water, and by that means found what depth it was, by

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 27:28

And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

Matthew Poole's Commentary on Acts 27:28

Found it twenty fathoms: a fathom is the distance betwixt the end of the middle finger on the one hand, from the end of the middle finger on the other hand, when the arms are stretched out; which is ordinarily accounted about six feet in measure. Found it fifteen fathoms; coming into more shallow places they might reasonably conclude that they were near unto the land.

Trapp's Commentary on Acts 27:28

28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. Ver. 28. Fifteen fathoms] A sign they were nearer shore than before.

Ellicott's Commentary on Acts 27:28

(28) Twenty fathoms.—The Greek noun so rendered was defined as the length of the outstretched arms from hand to hand, including the chest. It was reckoned as equal to four cubits—i.e., to about six feet—and is therefore fairly represented by our “fathom.” The soundings here given agree with those that have actually been taken among the breakers off Cape Koura.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on Acts 27:28

Verse 28. And sounded] βολισαντες, Heaving the lead. Twenty fathoms] οργυιαςεικοσι, About forty yards in depth. The οργυια is thus defined by the Etymologicon: Σημαινειτηνεκτασιντωνχειρων, συντῳπλατειτουϚηθους· It signifies the extent of the arms, together with the breadth of the breast. This is exactly the quantum of our fathom.

Cambridge Bible on Acts 27:28

28. and sounded] In ancient times, this must have been the only means of feeling their way in dark and stormy weather. The lead must have been in constant use.found it twenty fathoms] The original has no word for “it,” which is therefore omitted by R. V. What is meant is “they found twenty fathoms’ depth of water.” The same omission is found at the end of the verse also.and when they had gone a little further] The verb has no sense of “going,” but only implies that they allowed an interval to elapse. The movement of the vessel meanwhile is of course understood, but the simpler rendering of the R. V. “after a little space” is to be preferred.fifteen fathoms] So rapid a decrease in the depth of the water shewed them that they would soon be ashore.

Barnes' Notes on Acts 27:28

And sounded - To sound is to make use of a line and lead to ascertain the depth of water.

Whedon's Commentary on Acts 27:28

28. Sounded—Dropped the long line into the water with a leaden sinker at its end to ascertain its depth. Twenty fathoms—One hundred and twenty feet. The rapid decrease of depth was alarming.

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