σκάφη skaphē · G4627

lifeboat

σκάφη, -ης, ἡ; (σκάπτω), [in LXX: Dan LXX Bel 1:32, TH Bel 1:33 * ; ] ; anything scooped out, esp. a light boat, skiff: Act.27:16, 30 27:32.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σκᾰφ-η, ἡ: ; I trough, tub, basin, or bowl []; kneading-trough or baker's tray, []; wash-tub, bath, []; bowl or tray on which offerings were carried by metoeci at the Panathenaea, etc., []; compare σκαφηφόρος: proverbial, τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην σκάφην λέγει []; I.2 light boat, skiff, [] (with a pun on signification []; used for cargo, []; boat-load, ξύλων []; I.3 child's cradle, []; I.4 grave, []; II concave sun-dial, []. (Prob. originally something dug or scooped out, from σκάπτω.)

Where it's used 3 times

Acts 27:16 · Acts 27:30 · Acts 27:32

Source: TBESG G4627; TFLSJ G4627

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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