paraineo is used for pressing an appeal or encouragement in a dangerous voyage.

The two occurrences show an appeal addressed to others: one amid a voyage already described as dangerous, and one encouraging the hearers to be cheerful because their lives will not be lost.

1. Appealing to others in a voyage crisis · dominant

   In Acts 27:9, the third-person imperfect form occurs after the voyage is called dangerous; the APB renders the clause "Paul urged them." In Acts 27:22, the first-person present form introduces an appeal for the hearers to be cheerful, followed by assurance that no life will be lost.

   Acts 27:9Acts 27:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents both clauses with "urged": "Paul urged them" in Acts 27:9 and "I urge you to be cheerful" in Acts 27:22. These renderings confirm the clauses' appeal rather than isolate every nuance of the Greek form.