Strong's Lexicon
G4627
G4627 — σκάφη
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4627 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σκάφη |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | (not given) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | skaphe |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | skaf'-ay |
| Meaning: | 1. a "skiff" (as if dug out), or yawl (carried aboard a large vessel for landing) |
| KJV Renderings: | boat |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σκάφη, σκάφης, ἡ (σκάπτω (which see)), from (Aeschylus and) Herodotus down, anything dug out, hollow vessel, trough, tray, tub; specifically, a boat: Act 27:16; Act 27:30; Act 27:32.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σκάφη (boat)
Acts 27:16
- KJV: And running under a certain island which is called Clauda we had much work to come by the boat
- GK: νησίον δε τι υποδραμόντες καλούμενον Κλαύδην μόλις ισχύσαμεν περικρατείς γενέσθαι της σκάφης
Acts 27:30
- KJV: And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship when they had let down the boat into the sea under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship
- GK: των δε ναυτών ζητούντων φυγείν εκ του πλοίου και χαλασάντων την σκάφην εις την θάλασσαν προφάσει ως εκ πρώρας μελλόντων αγκύρας εκτείνειν
Acts 27:32
- KJV: Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off
- GK: τότε οι στρατιώται απέκοψαν τα σχοινία της σκάφης και είασαν αυτήν εκπεσείν