Acts 27:30:19Acts.27.30.W19TAB
πρῴρης
prōïrēs
“bow”
- Transliteration
- PRŌ-ï-rēs
- Extended
- PRŌH-ih-rays
- IPA
- /ˈprɔː.i.rɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- bow
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PRŌ-ï-rēs
- sentence
tôn de nau-TÔN zê-TOUN-tōn phy-GEIN ek tou ploi-OU KAI kha-la-SAN-tōn tēn SKA-phēn eis tēn THA-las-san pro-PHA-sei hōs ek PRŌ-ï-rēs an-KY-ras mel-LON-tōn ek-TEI-nein
Exegesis
Within that clause, the prepositional phrase ek prōrēs {ἐκ πρῴρης | ek prōrēs} ‘from the bow’ delimits the location, with ankýras {ἀγκύρας | ankýras} ‘anchors’ as object. In translation, the genitive absolute is rendered as a main clause to reflect simultaneous background action, and the hōs clause is conveyed with “as if” or “pretending that” to capture the deceptive nuance.
In context — Acts 27:30
But the sailors were seeking to flee from the ship; they lowered the boat into the sea under pretense, as if they were about to let down anchors from the bow .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:30:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 27:30, so the Greek word πρῴρης (prōïrēs) 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.27.30.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.30.W19.S1) and character.