ἄγκυρα
agkura
“anchor”
Definition
an "anchor" (as crooked)
from the same as G43 (ἀγκάλη);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἄγκυρα appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
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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