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ὑποζώννυμι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὑποζώννυμι
Greek transliteration: 
hypozōnnymi
Simplified transliteration: 
hypozonnymi
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5269
GK Number: 
5690
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-3c(1)
Gloss: 
to undergird, brace
Definition: 
to gird under, of persons; to undergird a ship with cables, chains, etc., Acts 27:17*

Greek-English Concordance for ὑποζώννυμι

Acts 27:17 After hoisting it up, they passed cables under the ship to hold (hypozōnnyntes | ὑποζωννύντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) it together. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, and thus they let the ship be driven along.