King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4408
Transliteration: prōra
Phonetic Spelling: (pro'-ra)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: the prow (of a ship)
Meaning: the prow (of a ship)
πρῷρα (so R G, πρῷρα Tr), more correctly πρῷρα (see Göttling, Lehre v., Accent, p. 142f; (Chandler § 164; Etym. Magn., p. 692, 34f; cf. 318, 57f; cf. Iota)),. πρώρας (L T WH πρῴρης, cf. μάχαιρα, at the beginning), ἡ (contracted from προειρα from πρό; Lob. Pathol. Element. 2:136, cf. Paralip., p. 215), from Homer down; the prow or forward part of a ship (R. V. foreship): Acts 27:30; in Acts 27:41 distinguished from ἡ πρύμνα.
Word Summary
prōra: the prow (of a ship)
Original Word: πρῴραTransliteration: prōra
Phonetic Spelling: (pro'-ra)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: the prow (of a ship)
Meaning: the prow (of a ship)
Strong's Concordance
forepartFeminine of a presumed derivative of pro as noun; the prow, i.e. Forward part of a vessel -- forepart(-ship).
see GREEK pro
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4408: πρῷραπρῷρα (so R G, πρῷρα Tr), more correctly πρῷρα (see Göttling, Lehre v., Accent, p. 142f; (Chandler § 164; Etym. Magn., p. 692, 34f; cf. 318, 57f; cf. Iota)),. πρώρας (L T WH πρῴρης, cf. μάχαιρα, at the beginning), ἡ (contracted from προειρα from πρό; Lob. Pathol. Element. 2:136, cf. Paralip., p. 215), from Homer down; the prow or forward part of a ship (R. V. foreship): Acts 27:30; in Acts 27:41 distinguished from ἡ πρύμνα.