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Lexicon :: Strong's G4408 - prōra

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πρῷρα
Transliteration
prōra (Key)
Pronunciation
pro'-ra
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Feminine of a presumed derivative of πρό (G4253) as noun
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

†πρῶρα prōra, pro'-ra; feminine of a presumed derivative of G4253 as noun; the prow, i.e. forward part of a vessel:—forepart(-ship).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G4408 in the following manner: forepart (1x), foreship (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G4408 in the following manner: forepart (1x), foreship (1x).

  1. the prow or forward part of a ship

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†πρῶρα prōra, pro'-ra; feminine of a presumed derivative of G4253 as noun; the prow, i.e. forward part of a vessel:—forepart(-ship).
STRONGS G4408:
πρῷρα (so R G, πρῷρα Tr), more correctly πρῷρα (see Göttling, Lehre v., Accent, p. 142f; (Chandler § 164; Etym. Magn., p. 692, 34f; cf. 318, 57f; cf. Iota)),. πρώρας (L T WH πρῴρης, cf. μάχαιρα, at the beginning), ἡ (contracted from προειρα from πρό; Lob. Pathol. Element. 2:136, cf. Paralip., p. 215), from Homer down; the prow or forward part of a ship (R. V. foreship): Acts 27:30; in Acts 27:41 distinguished from ἡ πρύμνα.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
27:30; 27:41

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Strong's Number G4408 matches the Greek πρῷρα (prōra),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:30 - But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down the ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow G4408,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:41 - But striking a [fn]reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the bow G4408 stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves.
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