Strong's Greek Concordance

G3489: ναυαγέω

nauagéō · “be shipwrecked”

Definition

to be shipwrecked (stranded, "navigate"), literally or figuratively

KJV translates it as: make (suffer) shipwreck

Word origin: from a compound of G3491 (ναῦς) and G71 (ἄγω);

Extended definition

ναυαγέω, -ῶ
(ναῦς, + ἄγνυμι, to break)
to suffer shipwreck: 2Co.11:25; metaphorically, before περὶ τ. πίστιν, 1Ti.1:19.†
(AS)

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How G3489 is translated

  • i was shipwrecked, ×1
  • caused a shipwreck, ×1

Bible verses with G3489 (nauagéō)

Nauagéō appears in 2 verses.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:25

    Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;

  • 1 Timothy 1:19

    Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: