Acts 27:29:12Acts.27.29.W12TAB
ἀγκύρας
angyras
“anchors”
- Transliteration
- AN-gy-ras
- Extended
- AHNG-gy-rahs
- IPA
- /ˈaŋ.ɡy.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- anchors
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AN-gy-ras
- 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 noun phrase ankyras tessaras {ἀγκύρας τέσσαρας | ankýras téssaras} highlights both the equipment and the precise number ‘four,’ emphasizing thorough precaution.
Root and etymology
ankyr-alpha–nu–kappa–upsilon–rho
“anchor”
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 27:29:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 27:29, so the Greek word ἀγκύρας (angyras) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.29.W12.S1) and character.