Acts 27:41:18Acts.27.41.W18TAB
πρύμνα
prymna
“stern”
- Transliteration
- PRYM-na
- Extended
- prym-nah
- IPA
- /ˈprym.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- stern
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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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
PRYM-na
- sentence
pe-ri-pe-SON-tes de eis TO-pon di-THA-las-son e-PE-kei-lan tên NAUN kai hê men PROI-ra e-REI-sa-sa E-mei-nen a-SA-leu-tos hê de PRYM-na e-LY-e-to hy-PO tês BI-as
Exegesis
In the second clause the subject hē prýmna {ἡ πρύμνα | hē prýmna} ‘the stern’ with the imperfect eluéto {ἐλύετο | elúeto} ‘was being broken up’ conveys ongoing destruction.
Root and etymology
prymnapi–rho–upsilon–mu–nu–alpha
“stern, rear of a ship”
In context — Acts 27:41
But after falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the force .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:41:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 27:41, so the Greek word πρύμνα (prymna) 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.27.41.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.41.W18.S1) and character.