Acts 27:40:3Acts.27.40.W3TAB
ἀγκύρας
ankyras
“anchors”
- Transliteration
- AN-ky-ras
- Extended
- AHN-ky-rahs
- IPA
- /aŋˈky.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-ky-ras
- sentence
KAI tas AN-ky-ras pe-ri-e-LON-tes EI-ōn eis tēn THA-las-san HA-ma a-NEN-tes tas dzeuk-tē-RI-as tōn pē-da-LI-ōn KAI e-PA-ran-tes ton ar-TE-mo-na tēi pneu-OU-sēi ka-TEI-khon eis ton ai-gi-a-LON
Root and etymology
agkyr-alpha–gamma–kappa–upsilon–rho
“anchor, holdfast”
In context — Acts 27:40
After cutting away the anchors , they left them in the sea; at the same time, having loosened the rudder fastenings and hoisted the foresail to the blowing wind, they made for the beach .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:40:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 27:40, so the Greek word ἀγκύρας (ankyras) 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.27.40.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.40.W3.S1) and character.