Strong's Lexicon
G4403 — πρύμνα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4403 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πρύμνα |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | feminine of prumnus (hindmost) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | prumna |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | proom'-nah |
| Meaning: | 1. the stern of a ship |
| KJV Renderings: | hinder part, stern |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πρύμνα, πρύμνης, ἡ (feminine of the adjective πρυμνός, πρύμνῃ, πρυμνόν, last, hindmost; used substantively with recessive accent; (cf. Winers Grammar, 22)), from Homer down, the stern or hinder part of a ship: Mar 4:38; Act 27:29; opposed to πρῷρα, Act 27:41.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πρύμνα (hinder part)
Mark 4:38
- KJV: And he was in the hinder part of the ship asleep on a pillow and they awake him and say unto him Master carest thou not that we perish
- GK: και ην αυτός επί τη πρύμνη επί το προσκεφάλαιον καθεύδων και διεγείρουσιν αυτόν και λέγουσιν αυτώ διδάσκαλε ου μέλει σοι ότι απολλύμεθα
Acts 27:29
- KJV: Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks they cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for the day
- GK: φοβούμενοί τε μήπως εις τραχείς τόπους εκπέσωμεν εκ πρύμνης ρίψαντες αγκύρας τέσσαρας ηύχοντο ημέραν γενέσθαι
Acts 27:41
- KJV: And falling into a place where two seas met they ran the ship aground and the forepart stuck fast and remained unmoveable but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves
- GK: περιπεσόντες δε εις τόπον διθάλασσον επώκειλαν την ναύν και η μεν πρώρα ερείσασα έμεινεν ασάλευτος η δε πρύμνα ελύετο υπό της βίας των κυμάτων
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