Strong's Lexicon
G2202
G2202 — ζευκτηρία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2202 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ζευκτηρία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | feminine of a derivative (at the second stage) from the root of zeugnumi "to join, especially by a yoke" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | zeukteria |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dzyook-tay-ree'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. a fastening (tiller-rope) |
| KJV Renderings: | band |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ζευκτηρία, ζευκτηρίας, ἡ (from the adjective ζευκτήριος, fit for joining or binding together), a band, fastening: Act 27:40. Found nowhere else.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ζευκτηρία (band)
Acts 27:40
- KJV: And when they had taken up the anchors they committed unto the sea and loosed the rudder bands and hoised up the mainsail to the wind and made toward shore
- GK: και τας αγκύρας περιελόντες είων εις την θάλασσαν άμα ανέντες τας ζευκτηρίας των πηδαλίων και επάραντες τον αρτεμώνα τη πνεούση κατείχον εις τον αιγιαλόν