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.

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