Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms. Young's Literal Translation and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms, King James Bible And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms. Greek They took soundingsβολίσαντες (bolisantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1001: To cast the line (for sounding), I sound. From bolis; to heave the lead. [and] found that [the water] εὗρον (heuron) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. [was] twenty εἴκοσι (eikosi) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 1501: Twenty. Of uncertain affinity; a score. fathoms [deep]. ὀργυιὰς (orguias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 3712: A fathom, about five or six feet. From oregomai; a stretch of the arms, i.e. A fathom. Going διαστήσαντες (diastēsantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1339: To put apart, separate, put some distance between. From dia and histemi; to stand apart, i.e. to remove, intervene. a little farther, βραχὺ (brachy) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1024: Short, little, few. Of uncertain affinity; short. they took another set of soundings βολίσαντες (bolisantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1001: To cast the line (for sounding), I sound. From bolis; to heave the lead. that read εὗρον (heuron) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. fifteen δεκαπέντε (dekapente) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 1178: Fifteen. From deka and pente; ten and five, i.e. Fifteen. fathoms. ὀργυιὰς (orguias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 3712: A fathom, about five or six feet. From oregomai; a stretch of the arms, i.e. A fathom. |
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