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πρύμνα

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πρύμνα, ης, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
prymna
Simplified transliteration: 
prymna
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4403
GK Number: 
4744
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1c
Gloss: 
stern (of a vessel)
Definition: 
the hinder part of a vessel, stern, Mk. 4:38; Acts 27:29, 41*

Greek-English Concordance for πρύμνα

Mark 4:38 But Jesus was in the stern (prymnē | πρύμνῃ | dat sg fem), sleeping on a cushion. sleeping They woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care you that we are perishing?”
Acts 27:29 Fearing that we might run aground on the rocky coast, they dropped four anchors from the stern (prymnēs | πρύμνης | gen sg fem) and prayed for day to come.
Acts 27:41 But caught in some crosscurrents, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, but the stern (prymna | πρύμνα | nom sg fem) began to break up by the force of the waves.