ἐκκολυμβάω
ekkolymbaō · swim away
Greek word · Strong’s number G1579 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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ekkolymbaō (ἐκκολυμβάω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “swim away”.
Escape by swimming.
How to say it
ek·ko·lym·ba·ō
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.
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Where it appears
- Acts 27:42
And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that no one would swim off and escape.