Strong's Lexicon
G3489 — ναυαγέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3489 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ναυαγέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G3491 and G71 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | nauageo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nau-ag-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be shipwrecked (stranded, "navigate") {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | make (suffer) shipwreck |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ναυαγέω, ναυάγω: 1 aorist ἐναυαγης; (from ναυαγός shipwrecked; and this from ναῦς, and ἄγνυμι to break); frequent in Greek writings from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, to suffer shipwreck: properly, 2Co 11:25; metaphorically, περί τήν πίστιν (as respects (A. V. concerning, see περί, II. b.) the faith), 1Ti 1:19.
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ναυαγέω (make (suffer) shipwreck)
2 Corinthians 11:25
- KJV: Thrice was I beaten with rods once was I stoned thrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deep
- GK: τρις ερραβδίσθην άπαξ ελιθάσθην τρις εναυάγησα νυχθήμερον εν τω βυθώ πεποίηκα
1 Timothy 1:19
- KJV: Holding faith and a good conscience which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck
- GK: έχων πίστιν και αγαθήν συνείδησιν ην τινες απωσάμενοι περί την πίστιν εναυάγησαν
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