ἄγκυρα
ankyra · anchor
Greek word · Strong’s number G45 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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ankyra (ἄγκυρα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “anchor”.
How to say it
an·ky·ra
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
- An iron weight dropped to the sea floor to hold a ship.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- anchors ×3
- anchor ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 27:29
And fearing that we might run aground somewhere on rocky places, they cast four anchors from the stern and were praying for day to come.
- Acts 27:30
And when the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, on the pretext that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,
- 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.
- Hebrews 6:19
We have this hope as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, and one that enters into the place inside the curtain,