G4408: πρῶρα
prōra · “bow”
Definition
the prow, i.e. forward part of a vessel
KJV translates it as: forepart(-ship)
Word origin: feminine of a presumed derivative of G4253 (πρό) as noun;
Extended definition
πρῷρα (Rec. incorrectly πρώρα, see Bl., § 3, 3; LS, see word), -ης (for Att.. -ας, see Bl., § 7, 1; Mayser, l 2), ἡ,
the forward part of a ship, the prow: Act.27:30; opposite to πρύμνα, ib. Act.27:41.†
(AS)
the forward part of a ship, the prow: Act.27:30; opposite to πρύμνα, ib. Act.27:41.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4408 is translated
- the bow ×1
- bow ×1
Bible verses with G4408 (prōra)
Prōra appears in 2 verses.
- Acts 27:30
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
- 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.