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1: ἄγκυρα

(Strong's #45 — Noun Feminine — ankura — ang'-koo-rah )

Eng., "anchor," was so called because of its curved form (ankos, "a curve"), Acts 27:29,30,40; Hebrews 6:19 . In Acts 27:13 the verb airo, "to lift," signifies "to lift anchor" (the noun being understood), RV, "they weighed anchor" (AV, "loosing thence").

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Anchor'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​a/anchor.html. 1940.
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