Acts 27:12
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Acts 27:12 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking northeast and southeast.
- 5 hapax legomena — only here in the Greek New Testament
- 7 first appearances in the Greek New Testament
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World English Bible Public Domain
Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking northeast and southeast.
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King James Version Public Domain
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the harbor being unsuitable for wintering, the majority gave counsel to sail from there, if somehow they might be able to come down to Phoenix, a harbor in Crete looking according to the southwest wind and according to the northwest wind, to winter there.
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking northeast and southeast.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
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King James Version Public Domain
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to put to sea from thence, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter `there; which is' a haven of Crete, looking northeast and south-east.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to put to sea from thence, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there; which is a haven of Crete, looking north-east and south-east.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
And because the hauen was not commodious to winter in, many tooke counsell to depart thence, if by any meanes they might attaine to Phenice, there to winter, which is an hauen of Candie, and lyeth toward the Southwest and by West, and Northwest and by West.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And whereas it was not a commodious haven to winter in, the greatest part gave counsel to sail thence, if by any means they might reach Phenice to winter there, which is a haven of Crete, looking towards the southwest and northwest.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and the haven being incommodious to winter in, the more part gave counsel to sail thence also, if by any means they might be able, having attained to Phenice, `there' to winter, `which is' a haven of Crete, looking to the south-west and north-west,
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and the haven being not well placed to winter in, the greater part gave counsel to sail from there, if somehow they might be able, having attained to Phoenix, to winter [there], [which is] a haven of Crete, looking to the southwest and northwest,
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
Because the harbor was not easy to spend the winter in, most of the sailors advised to sail from there, if by any means we could reach the city of Phoenix, to spend the winter there. Phoenix is a harbor in Crete, and it faces northeast and southeast.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the harbor being unsuitable for wintering, the majority gave counsel to sail from there, if somehow they might be able to come down to Phoenix, a harbor in Crete looking according to the southwest wind and according to the northwest wind, to winter there.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
And the harbour being ill adapted to winter in, the most counselled to set sail thence, if perhaps they might reach Phoenice to winter in, a port of Crete looking north-east and south-east.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the greater part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is a haven of Crete, and lieth towards the south-west and north-west.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
Since the harbor was not large enough to over winter in, the majority were in favor of leaving and trying if possible to reach Phoenix and spend the winter there—a harbor in Crete that faces northwest and southwest.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
Because the harbor was not a suitable place for spending the winter, the majority made a decision to set sail from there also, hoping to somehow reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, so that we could spend the winter there.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
And because the haven was not comodius to wynter in many toke counsell to departe thence yf by eny meanes they myght attayne to Phenices and there to wynter which is an haven of Candy and servith to the southwest and northwest wynde.
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- Appears 1× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Case
- Genitive
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Masculine
Full Thayer's Definition
- ἀνευθέτου aneúthetos G428 “inconvenient” Adjective, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- λιμένος limḗn G3040 “harbor” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- ὑπάρχοντος hypárchō G5225 “to be at hand” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- πρὸς prós G4314 “to” Preposition
- παραχειμασίαν paracheimasía G3915 “wintering” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- οἱ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- πλείονες pleíōn G4119 “greater” Adjective, Nominative, Plural, Masculine, Comparative
- ἔθεντο títhēmi G5087 “to place” Verb, Aorist, Middle, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- βουλὴν boulḗ G1012 “counsel” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- ἀναχθῆναι anágō G321 “to lead up” Verb, Aorist, Passive, Infinitive
- ἐκεῖθεν ekeîthen G1564 “thence” Adverb
- εἴπως eí pōs G1513 “if indeed” Conditional
- δύναιντο dýnamai G1410 “to be able” Verb, Present, Middle or Passive deponent, Optative, 3rd person, Plural
- καταντήσαντες katantáō G2658 “to arrive” Verb, Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- εἰς eis G1519 “into” Preposition
- Φοίνικα Phoînix G5405 “Fair Havens” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- παραχειμάσαι paracheimázō G3914 “to winter” Verb, Aorist, Active, Infinitive
- λιμένα limḗn G3040 “harbor” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- τῆς ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- Κρήτης Krḗtē G2914 “Crete” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- βλέποντα blépō G991 “to see” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- κατὰ katá G2596 “down” Preposition
- λίβα líps G3047 “southwest wind” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- κατὰ katá G2596 “down” Preposition
- χῶρον chōros G5566 “northwest wind” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
About this verse
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- 28
- words
- 24
- distinct lemmas
- Acts
- section
Notable vocabulary
5 hapax legomena — words that appear only here in the entire Greek New Testament:
First appearance in Scripture
These words make their first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
Shared distinctive vocabulary
λιμένος harbor G3040 occurs in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Cross-references
2Topical passages linked to Acts 27:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Psalms 107:30 Then they are glad because it is calm, So he brings them to their desired haven.
- Acts 27:8 With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
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Lesson kit
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Acts, in the Acts, opens this verse with 28 words (24 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is aneúthetos (“inconvenient”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- What does “inconvenient” (aneúthetos) contribute to the verse as a whole?
- 5 words here appear nowhere else in the Greek New Testament. Why might the author reach for such rare wording?
- 7 words make their first appearance in Scripture here. What does this debut establish?
- How does Acts 27:8, which shares the word «harbor», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “harbor” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Compare how Tyndale Open Study Notes and Bengel's Gnomon read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in the Greek New Testament.
- 7 words make their first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 46 words in this verse.
- “harbor” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 24 distinct Greek lemmas span 28 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Acts 27:12 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Meyer's Critical & Exegetical Commentary
Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer
Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Henry's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible (1708–1710) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Burkitt's Expository Notes on the New Testament
William Burkitt
William Burkitt's Expository Notes on the New Testament (1700–1703) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament
William B. Godbey
William B. Godbey, Commentary on the New Testament (1896–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
McGarvey & Pendleton's Commentaries
J. W. McGarvey
J. W. McGarvey (with Philip Y. Pendleton), Commentaries on the New Testament (The Fourfold Gospel, 1914; Acts; and the epistles) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes
Door43 World Missions Community
unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.