Skaphē σκάφη
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| σκάφη | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | skaphē |
| Strong's number | G4627 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | lifeboat |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Skaphē (Greek σκάφη, Strong's G4627) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “lifeboat”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
σκάφη, -ης, ἡ
(σκάπτω), [in LXX: Dan LXX Bel 1:32, TH Bel 1:33 * ;]
anything scooped out, esp. a light boat, skiff: Act.27:16, 30 27:32.†
(AS)
(σκάπτω), [in LXX: Dan LXX Bel 1:32, TH Bel 1:33 * ;]
anything scooped out, esp. a light boat, skiff: Act.27:16, 30 27:32.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | boat (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lifeboat (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Skaphē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 27:16And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
- Acts 27:30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
- Acts 27:32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).