GreekG3489Verb
ναυαγέω
nauageō
“be shipwrecked”
2Occurrences
G3489Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to be shipwrecked (stranded, "navigate"), literally or figuratively
from a compound of G3491 (ναῦς) and G71 (ἄγω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to suffer shipwreck: metaphorically, πίστιν.
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Grammar & Morphology
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ναυαγέω appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Timothy
1
2 Corinthians
1
Key Passages
1 Timothy 1:19BSB
holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
2 Corinthians 11:25BSB
Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
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