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πρῷρα

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πρῷρα, ης, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
prōra
Simplified transliteration: 
prora
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4408
GK Number: 
4749
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1c
Gloss: 
bow (of a vessel)
Definition: 
the forepart of a vessel, prow, Acts 27:30, 41*

Greek-English Concordance for πρῷρα

Acts 27:30 But when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and had lowered the dinghy into the sea pretending they intended to let down anchors from the bow (prōrēs | πρῴρης | gen sg fem),
Acts 27:41 But caught in some crosscurrents, they ran the ship aground; the bow (prōra | πρῷρα | nom sg fem) stuck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the force of the waves.