noun · feminine
ankuras
Greekἄγκυρα (ankura)
Strong’sG45
an anchor
stem ankur-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἄγκυρα, -ας, ἡ (< ἄγκος, a bend), [in Sm.: Je 52:18*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G45 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidang'-koo-rah
an "anchor" (as crooked)
Fromfrom the same as G43;
King Jamesanchor.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ankuras | ankurais |
| object accusative | ankuran1×ἄγκυραν | ankurain3×ἀγκύρας |
| direct address vocative | ankurar | ankurair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ankurau | ankuraiu |
| to, for dative | ankura | ankurai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ankura is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
ankuran“anchor”objectaccusative singular1×
Hebrews 6:19“anchor”han hōs ankuran echanō tau psuchau, asfalan tē kai bebaian kai eisercherōtan eis tem esōterem teu katapetasmeu,We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
ankurain“anchors”objectaccusative plural3×
Acts 27:29“anchors”foberōtois tē mē pou kata trachuoin topoin ekpiptaneia ek prumnau riptaratois ankurain tessares euchele hēmeran ginera.Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
Acts 27:30“anchors”toiu de nautoiu zētarōtoiu feugara ek teu ploieu kai chalaratoiu tan skafan eis tan thalassan profasia hōs ek prōrau ankurain mellarōtoiu ekteinarō,Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
Acts 27:40“anchors”kai tain ankurain periairaratois easale eis tan thalassan, hama aniēkaratois tain zeuktēriain teiu pēdalieiu, kai epairaratois ton artemōnon ta pnarōta katechale eis ton aigialon.Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.