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Acts 27:32
Nestle 1904 Greek New Testament · Berean Standard Bible
τότε ἀπέκοψαν οἱ στρατιῶται τὰ σχοινία τῆς σκάφης καὶ εἴασαν αὐτὴν ἐκπεσεῖν
So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.