GreekG1579Verb
ἐκκολυμβάω
ekkolumbaō
“to swim out”
1Occurrences
G1579Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to escape by swimming
from G1537 (ἐκ) and G2860 (κολυμβάω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to swim out of, with genitive, (Euripides)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
G:V
Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἐκκολυμβάω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 27:42BSB
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
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