ΕΞΩΚΕΙΛΕΝ, εξωκειλεν
EXŌKEILEN, exōkeilen
Sounds Like: ex-oh-KAY-len
Translations: ran aground, ran ashore, was shipwrecked, drove ashore, ran out of course
From the root: ΕΞΟΚΕΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the aorist active indicative third person singular form of the verb 'ἐξοκέλλω' (exokello). It describes the action of a ship running aground or being driven ashore, often implying a deviation from its intended course or a mishap. It can also be used metaphorically to mean 'to run out of course' or 'to deviate'.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G1853 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 7:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΞΟΚΕΛΛΩ.
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.
- ἘΞΩΚΕΙΛΑΣ — ran aground, was driven ashore, shipwrecked, stranded
- ΕΞΩΚΕΙΛΑΝ — ran aground, ran ashore, grounded, beached
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