Acts 27:28

καὶ βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς εἴκοσι βραχὺ δὲ διαστήσαντες καὶ πάλιν βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς δεκαπέντε·
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
βολίσαντες
G1001 V-AAP-NPM
bolizō
to heave the lead
  • to heave the lead, take a sounding
    • a line an plummet with which mariners sound the depth of the sea
εὗρον
G2147 V-2AAI-3P
heuriskō
to find (literally or figuratively)
  • to come upon, hit upon, to meet with
    • after searching, to find a thing sought
      • "without previous search, to find (by chance), to fall in with"those who come or return to a place
    to find by enquiry, thought, examination, scrutiny, observation, to find out by practice and experience
    • to see, learn, discover, understand
      • "to be found i.e., to be seen, be present"to be discovered, recognized, detected, to show one's self out, of one's character or state as found out by others (men, God, or both)"to get knowledge of, come to know, God
    to find out for one's self, to acquire, get, obtain, procure
ὀργυιὰς
G3712 N-APF
orguia
a stretch of the arms, i.e., a fathom
  • fathom, the distance across the breast from the tip of one middle finger to the tip of the other when the arms are outstretched, 5 to 6 feet (2 m)
εἴκοσι
G1501 A-APF-NUI
eikosi
a score
  • twenty
βραχὺ
G1024 A-ASN
brachys
short (of time, place, quantity, or number)
  • short, small, little
    • of place, a short distance, a little
      • "of time, a short time, for a little while
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
διαστήσαντες
G1339 V-AAP-NPM
diistēmi
to stand apart, i.e., (reflexively) to remove, intervene
  • to place separately, put asunder, disjoin
    • "to stand apart, to part, depart
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
πάλιν
G3825 ADV
palin
(adverbially) anew, i.e., (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
  • anew, again
    • renewal or repetition of the action
      • "again, anew
    again, i.e., further, moreover"in turn, on the other hand
βολίσαντες
G1001 V-AAP-NPM
bolizō
to heave the lead
  • to heave the lead, take a sounding
    • a line an plummet with which mariners sound the depth of the sea
εὗρον
G2147 V-2AAI-3P
heuriskō
to find (literally or figuratively)
  • to come upon, hit upon, to meet with
    • after searching, to find a thing sought
      • "without previous search, to find (by chance), to fall in with"those who come or return to a place
    to find by enquiry, thought, examination, scrutiny, observation, to find out by practice and experience
    • to see, learn, discover, understand
      • "to be found i.e., to be seen, be present"to be discovered, recognized, detected, to show one's self out, of one's character or state as found out by others (men, God, or both)"to get knowledge of, come to know, God
    to find out for one's self, to acquire, get, obtain, procure
ὀργυιὰς
G3712 N-APF
orguia
a stretch of the arms, i.e., a fathom
  • fathom, the distance across the breast from the tip of one middle finger to the tip of the other when the arms are outstretched, 5 to 6 feet (2 m)
δεκαπέντε·
G1178 A-APF-NUI
dekapente
ten and five, i.e., fifteen
  • fifteen

καὶ βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς εἴκοσι βραχὺ δὲ διαστήσαντες καὶ πάλιν βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς δεκαπέντε·
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And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
Acts 27:27
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