ἘΠΕΚΕΙΛΑΝ, ἐπεκειλαν
EPEKEILAN, epekeilan
Sounds Like: eh-peh-KAY-lan
Translations: ran aground, beached, stranded
From the root: ΕΠΙΚΕΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb meaning 'to run aground' or 'to beach' a ship. It describes the action of a vessel becoming stuck on the bottom of a body of water, often intentionally to land or unintentionally due to shallow water or an obstacle. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐπί' (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'on', and 'κέλλω' (kello), meaning 'to drive ashore' or 'to land'.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1949 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 27:41
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΚΕΛΛΩ.
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- ΕΠΕΚΕΙΛΑΝ — ran aground, beached, drove ashore
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