πρῷρα (prōira) — bow | UBS Greek Dictionary

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: πρῷρα; -ης

Related lemmas: πρωτεύω

Sense 1: bow

Semantic entry: 6.46

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Boats and Parts of Boats

Definition: the forepart of a boat

Notes: In a number of languages there are rather technical terms for the bow and stern of a boat, but where such terms are lacking, one can speak of ‘the front of a boat’ for πρῷρα and ‘the back of the boat’ for πρύμνα (6.47: πρύμνα).

Show passage in OET: ACT 27:30

OET-RV ACT 27:30

30 Then the sailors lowered the lifeboat as if planning to pull out some anchors from the bow, but really planning to desert the ship.

OET-LV ACT 27:30

30 And the the_sailors seeking to _flee out _of the ship, and having _lowered the lifeboat into the sea, on _under _pretense as going to _be _stretching _out anchors from the_bow,

Show passage in OET: ACT 27:41

OET-RV ACT 27:41

41 But they hit a bank with ocean on both sides of it and the ship ran aground. The bow of the ship was completely stuck but the stern was being broken up by the force of the ocean.

OET-LV ACT 27:41

41 But having _fallen _among into a_place two _sea, they _ran_ the ship _aground, and on _one _hand the bow having _stuck remained unshakeable, on _the _other _hand the stern was _being _destroyed by the force.

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

πρῷρα

Form 1

Sense 1: bow