Acts 27:42
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
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ASV
And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
KJV
And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| τῶν | tōn | Of the | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| στρατιωτῶν | stratiōtōn | soldiers | G4757 → |
| βουλὴ | boulē | [the] plan | G1012 → |
| ἐγένετο | egeneto | was | G1096 → |
| ἵνα | ina | that | G2443 → |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → |
| δεσμώτας | desmōtas | prisoners | G1202 → |
| ἀποκτείνωσιν, | apokteinōsin | they may kill, | G615 → |
| μή | mē | lest | G3361 → |
| τις | tis | anyone | G5100 → |
| ἐκκολυμβήσας | ekkolumbēsas | having swum away | G1579 → |
| διαφύγῃ. | diaphugē | may escape. | G1309 → |
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