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Lexicon :: Strong's G45 - agkyra

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ἄγκυρα
Transliteration
agkyra (Key)
Pronunciation
ang'-koo-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ἀγκάλη (G43)
mGNT
4x in 2 unique form(s) TR
4x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἄγκυρα ánkyra, ang'-koo-rah; from the same as G43; an "anchor" (as crooked):—anchor.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G45 in the following manner: anchor (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G45 in the following manner: anchor (4x).

  1. an anchor

  2. metaph. any stay or safeguard

    Ancient anchors resembled modern ones in form: they were of iron, provided with a stock, and with two teeth-like extremities often but by no means without flukes.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄγκυρα ánkyra, ang'-koo-rah; from the same as G43; an "anchor" (as crooked):—anchor.
STRONGS G45:
ἄγκυρα, -ας, ἡ [see ἀγκάλη], an anchor — [ancient anchors resembled modern in form: were of iron, provided with a stock, and with two teeth-like extremities often but by no means always without flukes; see Roschach in Daremberg and Saglio's Dict. des Antiq. (1873), p. 267; Guhl and Koner, p. 258]: ῥίπτειν to cast (Latin jacere), Acts 27:29; ἐκτείνειν, Acts 27:30; περιαίρειν, Acts 27:40.
Figuratively, any stay or safeguard: as hope, Hebrews 6:19; Euripides, Hec. 78 (80); Heliodorus vii., p. 352 (350).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
27:29; 27:30; 27:40
Hebrews
6:19

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Strong's Number G45 matches the Greek ἄγκυρα (agkyra),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:29 - Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:30 - In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:40 - Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:19 - We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
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