Word Study · Strong's G45 · Greek
ἄγκυρα
ankyra
ang'-koo-rah
Strong's 1890 spelling: ánkyra
“an "anchor" (as crooked)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an "anchor" (as crooked)
Rendered in the KJV as
anchor.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἀγκύρας3
- ἄγκυραν1
How it is rendered · 2
- anchors3
- an anchor1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
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- N-APF · 3
- N-ASF · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 27:29ἀγκύραςagkurasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralFearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.here: anchors
- Acts 27:30ἀγκύραςagkurasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralMeanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.here: anchors
- Acts 27:40ἀγκύραςagkurasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralCutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.here: anchors