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προσεάω
proseaō
G4330
G:V Greek

to permit

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proseao describes wind preventing a ship’s onward movement in Acts 27:7.

The sole attested use describes wind preventing a vessel from proceeding on its intended course.

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  1. Preventing onward travel · dominant

    In Acts 27:7, the present active masculine singular participle occurs in the clause about wind blocking further progress; the APB portrays the wind as preventing continued travel and the sailors instead sailing under Crete.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:7, the APB presents the clause as wind preventing further progress. Its exact English wording cannot be assigned to the term alone.

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