G5269: ὑποζώννυμι
hypozṓnnymi · “to undergird”
Definition
to gird under, i.e. frap (a vessel with cables across the keel, sides and deck)
KJV translates it as: undergirt
Extended definition
ὑπο-ζώννυμι
[in LXX: 2Ma.3:19 * ;]
to undergird (Hdt., al.; ὑπὸ τ. μάστους, 2Mac, l.with); of a ship, to undergird or frap: Act.27:17 (see DB, ext. 367a).†
(AS)
[in LXX: 2Ma.3:19 * ;]
to undergird (Hdt., al.; ὑπὸ τ. μάστους, 2Mac, l.with); of a ship, to undergird or frap: Act.27:17 (see DB, ext. 367a).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G5269 is translated
- undergirding ×1
Bible verses with G5269 (hypozṓnnymi)
Hypozṓnnymi appears in 1 verse.
- Acts 27:17
Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.