πηδάλιον pēdalion · G4079
rudder
πηδάλιον, -συ, τό; (πηδός, the blade of an oar), ; a rudder: Jas.3:4; pl., Act.27:40.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πηδάλι-ον [ᾰ], τό, ; (πηδόν) steering-paddle, rudder, []; π. δὲ ἓν ποιεῦνται (i.e. Αἰγύπτιοι) καὶ τοῦτο διὰ τῆς τρόπιος διαβύνεται []; Greek ships had a pair, hence in plural, of a single ship, []; πηδάλια ζεύγλαισι (cross-bars) παρακαθίετο []; ἀνέντες τὰς ζευκτηρίας τῶν π. []; πηδάλια εἶχε τέτταρα τριακονταπήχη, of the τεσσαρακοντήρης of Ptolemy IV, [] to retire from a seafaring life, []; 2 metaphorically, ἱππικὰ π., of reins, []; II in plural, of the oars by which the nautilus is said to …
Where it's used 2 times
Source: TBESG G4079; TFLSJ G4079
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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