Lectionary Calendar
Monday, November 3rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Bible Dictionaries
Anchor
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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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.
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.
