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ἐπικέλλω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐπικέλλω
Greek transliteration: 
epikellō
Simplified transliteration: 
epikello
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐπέκειλα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2027
GK Number: 
2131
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-2d(1)
Gloss: 
to run aground
Definition: 
to push, a ship to shore, Acts 27:41*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐπικέλλω

Acts 27:41 But caught in some crosscurrents, they ran (epekeilan | ἐπέκειλαν | aor act ind 3 pl) the ship aground (epekeilan | ἐπέκειλαν | aor act ind 3 pl); the bow stuck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the force of the waves.