Act 27:13 | NETfull | STEP | When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.

Acts 27:13

13 When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought ^{▼▼ Grk “thinking.” The participle δόξαντες (doxantes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.} they could carry out ^{▼▼ Or “accomplish.” L&N 68.29, for κρατέω, has “to be able to complete or finish, presumably despite difficulties - ‘to accomplish, to do successfully, to carry out.’ …‘thinking that they could carry out their purpose’ Ac 27:13.”} their purpose, so they weighed anchor ^{▼▼ Or “departed.”} and sailed close along the coast ^{▼▼ L&N 54.8, “παραλέγομαι: (a technical, nautical term) to sail along beside some object - ‘to sail along the coast, to sail along the shore.’…‘they sailed along the coast of Crete’ Ac 27:13.” With the addition of the adverb ἆσσον (asson) this becomes “sailed close along the coast of Crete.”} of Crete.