Strong's Greek Concordance

G2027: ἐποκέλλω

epokéllō · “to run aground”

Definition

to drive upon the shore, i.e. to beach a vessel

KJV translates it as: run aground

Word origin: from G1909 (ἐπί) and (to urge);

Extended definition

ἐπι-κέλλω
of a ship, to run ashore: with accusative, Act.27:41.†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G2027 is translated

  • they ran aground ×1

Bible verses with G2027 (epokéllō)

Epokéllō appears in 1 verse.

  • Acts 27:41

    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.