πρῷρα prōra G4408

“the prow of a ship” — Dodson Greek Lexicon

Same root: Related words from the same root: 15 more words

Strong's Greek Dictionary (1890) says these words are built from one another, all going back to πρό pro (G4253). Each line says which source links it. Words with a prefix are listed with their main word, not with the prefix. Related words can still differ in meaning.

πρῶτος prōtos G4413 “first, before” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 157 verses
πρό pro G4253 “before” head of this family (per Strong's: a primary word) in 47 verses
πρίν prin G4250 “formerly, before” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 13 verses
πρωΐ prōi G4404 “early in the morning, at dawn” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 12 verses
πρότερος proteros G4387 “former, before” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 6 verses
πρότερον proteron G4386 “formerly, before” built from πρότερος G4387 (per Strong's) in 5 verses
πόρρω porrō G4206 “far, far off” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 4 verses
πόρρωθεν porrōthen G4207 “from afar, far off” built from πόρρω G4206 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
πρωΐα prōia G4405 “early morning” built from πρωΐ G4404 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
πρωϊνός prōinos G4407 “belonging to the morning” built from πρωΐ G4404 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
πρηνής prēnēs G4248 “falling headlong” built from πρό G4253 (per Strong's) in 1 verse
πρώϊμος prōimos G4406 “dawning, early” built from πρωΐ G4404 (per Strong's) in 1 verse

All 16 words of this family (3 not shown here) →

Rendered in BSB as: the bow ×1, bow ×1 (2 links)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon [G4408]

the prow of a ship.

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2 verse(s)

Acts 27:30 Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
prōrēs – noun · genitive (often 'of') · singular · feminine N-GSF
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Acts 27:41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
prōra – noun · nominative (subject) · singular · feminine N-NSF
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