aigialos · shore, beach

What it means

aigialos (αἰγιαλός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “shore, beach”.

Beach, seashore.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The sandy edge where the sea comes in.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• beach ×3
• shore ×3

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• John×1
• Acts×3

• Matthew 13:2

  And large crowds gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd was standing on the shore.

• Matthew 13:48

  when it was full, they hauled it up onto the shore and sat down and gathered the good ones into containers, but threw the bad ones away.

• John 21:4

  When it was already early morning, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

• Acts 21:5

  And when it happened that we had completed the days, we left and went on our way, all accompanying us, with wives and children, until we were outside the city; and kneeling on the beach and praying,

• Acts 27:39

  And when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which they were planning, if they could, to run the ship ashore.

• Acts 27:40

  And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the blowing wind, they made for the beach.