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taken up. Greek. airo. See Act_27:13.
used. Greek. chraomai. See Act_27:3.
helps. Greek. boetheia. Only here and Heb_4:16.
undergirding. Greek. hupozdnnumi. Only here. The process of passing a cable or chain round a ship to prevent her going to pieces is called "frapping".
lest. Greek. me. App-105.
fall. Greek. ekpipto. Occurs thirteen times; here: Act_27:26, Act_27:29, Act_27:32; Act_12:7. Mar_13:25. Rom_9:6, &c.
quicksands. Greek. surtis. Only here. There are two gulfs on the north coast of Africa, full of shoals and sandbanks, called Syrtis Major and Syrtis Minor. It may be the former of these, now Sidra, into which they were afraid of being driven.
strake sail. Literally having lowered the gear.
strake. Gr chalao. See Luk_5:4.
sail. Greek. skeuos. The great yard to which the sail was attached. Occurs twenty-three times. Always rendered "vessel", except here; Mat_12:29. Mar_3:27 (goods). Luk_17:31 (stuff).