GreekG2027Verb
ἐποκέλλω
epokellō
“to run aground”
1Occurrences
G2027Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to drive upon the shore, i.e. to beach a vessel
from G1909 (ἐπί) and (to urge);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
of a ship, to run ashore: with accusative.
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Grammar & Morphology
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Morphology Code
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἐποκέλλω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 27:41BSB
But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
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