Hupozonnumi describes reinforcing a ship from beneath in the storm setting of Acts 27:17.

The attested use describes taking measures to reinforce a ship in the circumstances of Acts 27:17.

1. Reinforcing a ship in danger · dominant

   In Acts 27:17, the present active nominative plural masculine participle occurs as the crew takes action after raising something aboard; the APB renders the clause, "they used helps to undergird the ship," before describing their fear of running aground.

   Acts 27:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:17, the APB presents the action as using "helps to undergird the ship." This wording confirms the scene's ship-reinforcement action rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.