GreekG5269Verb
ὑποζώννυμι
hupozōnnumi
“to undergird”
1Occurrences
G5269Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to gird under, i.e. frap (a vessel with cables across the keel, sides and deck)
from G5259 (ὑπό) and G2224 (ζώννυμι);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to undergird (Hdt. ὑπὸ μάστους, 2Mac, l.with); of a ship, to undergird or frap: (see DB, ext. 367a).
LXX: *
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Grammar & Morphology
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Morphology Code
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ὑποζώννυμι appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 27:17BSB
After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
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