| 30. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Acts 27:30:1 ⧉τῶνtonof the Acts 27:30:2 ⧉δὲdeand Acts 27:30:3 ⧉ναυτῶνnaftonsailors Acts 27:30:4 ⧉ζητούντωνzeetoontonseeking Acts 27:30:5 ⧉φυγεῖνfiyeento flee Acts 27:30:6 ⧉ἐκekfrom Acts 27:30:7 ⧉τοῦtoothe Acts 27:30:8 ⧉πλοίουpleeooship Acts 27:30:9 ⧉καὶkeand Acts 27:30:10 ⧉χαλασάντωνkhalasantonhaving lowered Acts 27:30:11 ⧉τὴνteenthe Acts 27:30:12 ⧉σκάφηνskafeenboat Acts 27:30:13 ⧉εἰςeesinto Acts 27:30:14 ⧉τὴνteenthe Acts 27:30:15 ⧉θάλασσανthalasansea Acts 27:30:16 ⧉προφάσειprofaseewith a pretense Acts 27:30:17 ⧉ὡςosas if Acts 27:30:18 ⧉ἐκekfrom Acts 27:30:19 ⧉πρῴρηςproeereesbow Acts 27:30:20 ⧉ἀγκύραςangeerasanchors Acts 27:30:21 ⧉μελλόντωνmelontonbeing about Acts 27:30:22 ⧉ἐκτείνεινekteeneento stretch out |
| 30. Formal Translation But the sailors were seeking to flee from the ship; they lowered the boat into the sea under pretense, as if they were about to let down anchors from the bow. |
| 30. Dynamic Translation The sailors were trying to escape from the ship; they started lowering the boat into the sea, pretending they intended to put out anchors from the front of the ship. |