Acts 27:29:10Acts.27.29.W10TAB
πρύμνης
prymnês
“stern”
- Transliteration
- PRYM-nês
- Extended
- PRYMM-nays
- IPA
- /ˈprym.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- stern
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PRYM-nês
- sentence
pho-BOU-me-NOI te MÊ pou ka-TA tra-KHEIS TO-pous ek-PE-sô-men ek PRYM-nês HRI-psan-tes AN-gy-ras TESS-sa-ras EU-khon-to hê-ME-ran ge-NES-thai
Exegesis
The phrase ek prumnēs {ἐκ πρύμνης | ek prúmnēs} ‘from the stern’ marks the ship’s location for the following action, while the aorist participle rhipsantes {ῥίψαντες | rhípsantes} ‘having cast’ describes the decisive act of dropping anchors.
Root and etymology
prumn-pi–rho–upsilon–mu–nu
“stern”
In context — Acts 27:29
Fearing that we might run aground on rough places, they cast four anchors from the stern and kept praying for day to come.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 27:29, so the Greek word πρύμνης (prymnês) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.27.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.29.W10.S1) and character.