ἄγκυρα, -ας, ἡ (ἄγκος, a bend), [in Sm.: Jer.52:18 * ;] an anchor: Act.27:29, 30 40 ; figuratively (MM, VGT, see word), Heb.6:19.† (AS)
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G45 — ἄγκυρα
agkura · anchor · Greek
4 tagged verse occurrences
Acts 27:29 · ἀγκύραςAnd fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.Acts 27:30 · ἀγκύραςAnd as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,Acts 27:40 · ἀγκύραςAnd casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.Hebrews 6:19 · ἄγκυρανwhich we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;