Strong's Lexicon

G4631

G4631 — σκευή

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekskeuenounOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G4631
Word:σκευή
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:from G4632
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:skeue
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:skyoo-ay'
Meaning:1. furniture, i.e. spare tackle
KJV Renderings:tackling

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

σκεύη, σκευης, (cf. σκεῦος), from (Pindar, Sophocles), Herodotus down, any apparatus, equipment, or furniture; used of the utensils (outfit, i. e. furniture (? — so R. V. marginal reading), or tackling (? — so A. V., R. V. text)) of a ship (Diodorus 14, 79): Act 27:19 (the Sept. Jon 1:5).

Englishman's Greek Concordance

σκευή (tackling)

Acts 27:19

KJV: And the third we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship
GK: και τη τρίτη αυτόχειρες την σκευήν του πλοίου ερρίψαμεν
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