ἈΓΚΥΡΑΣ, ἀγκυρας
AGKYRAS, agkyras
Sounds Like: ang-KOO-ras
Translations: of an anchor, of the anchor, an anchor
From the root: ἈΓΚΥΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an anchor, a heavy object used to moor a vessel to the seabed. It is typically cast from a ship to prevent it from drifting. In a broader sense, it can also refer to anything that provides stability or security.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0043 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 9:333
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 10:8
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 33:167
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΓΚΥΡΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΓΚΥΡΑΝ — anchor, an anchor
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