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σκευή
skeuē
G4631
G:N-F Greek

gear

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skeue denotes shipboard equipment discarded overboard in Acts 27:19.

The attested use denotes equipment belonging to a ship that is thrown overboard in Acts 27:19.

Senses in use

  1. Shipboard equipment discarded overboard · dominant

    In Acts 27:19, the accusative singular feminine form occurs as the object of the action of throwing out; the APB renders the clause, “they threw the gear of the ship overboard with their own hands.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:19, the APB presents the item as “the gear of the ship” thrown overboard.

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