nauageō · be shipwrecked

What it means

nauageō (ναυαγέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be shipwrecked”.

Lose one's ship at sea; also figuratively, of faith.

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. To have one's vessel break up and sink at sea.
2. To lose one's faith, like a ship that goes down.

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

How it is translated

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

• I was shipwrecked ×1
• have suffered shipwreck ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Corinthians×1
• 1 Timothy×1

• 2 Corinthians 11:25

  Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have spent in the deep;

• 1 Timothy 1:19

  holding faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.