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σφοδρῶς
sphodrōs
G4971
G:ADV Greek

violently

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sphodros describes the violent force of the storm-tossing in Acts 27:18.

The attested use describes the violent manner in which those at sea were being storm-tossed in Acts 27:18.

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  1. Violent storm-tossing · dominant

    In Acts 27:18, the adverb modifies the clause about being storm-tossed; the APB renders the verse, "As we were being storm-tossed violently, on the next day they began jettisoning cargo."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:18, the APB presents the storm-tossing as "violently." This reflects the verse's presentation rather than a precise lexical alignment.

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