περικρατής
perikratēs
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in control of
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perikrates describes gaining control of the lifeboat amid difficulty in Acts 27:16.
The attested use describes being able, with difficulty, to gain control of the lifeboat in Acts 27:16.
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gaining control in a difficult effort · dominant
In Acts 27:16, the nominative plural masculine form occurs in the clause about being able, with difficulty, to gain control of the lifeboat; the APB renders the clause “with difficulty were able to gain control of the lifeboat.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:16, the APB presents the clause as being able “to gain control of the lifeboat.” That wording confirms the clause's overall action rather than isolating a precise English equivalent for the term.