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ἐποκέλλω

epokellō

to run aground

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Strong’s G2027Verb1 time in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

they ran aground1

In the text

Acts 27:41ἐπέκειλαν
But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.

Abbott-Smith

ἐπι-κέλλω
of a ship, to run ashore: with accusative, Act.27:41.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.