Strong G4403πρύμνα
stern
- Transliteration
- prumna
- Pronunciation
- proom'-nah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Feminine of πρυμνύς prumnus (hindmost); the stern of a ship: - hinder part stern.
Detailed definition
πρύμνα, -ης, ἡ
prop. fem. of adj. πρύμνο, -η, -ον, (sc. ναῦς), the hindmost part of a ship, the stern: Mrk.4:38, Act.27:29; opposite to πρῷρα, Act.27:41.†
(AS)
prop. fem. of adj. πρύμνο, -η, -ον, (sc. ναῦς), the hindmost part of a ship, the stern: Mrk.4:38, Act.27:29; opposite to πρῷρα, Act.27:41.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4403 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- part1
- ship1
- stern1
First verses
- Mark 4:38And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
- Acts 27:29Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
- Acts 27:41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
πρύμν-ᾰ,
accusative -ᾰν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.50, +others, “PCair.Zen.” 54.8 (3rd c.BC))]; Ionic dialect and Epic dialect πρύμνη (also in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 482, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 399 (_anapaest meter_))]; both forms in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista “Praeparatio Sophistica” p.114 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus): ἡ:)] —properly _feminine_ of πρυμνός (i.e. ναῦς), stern, poop, in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus mostly πρύμνη νηῦς in full, νηῒ πάρα πρύμνῃ, νηὸς ἄπο πρύμνης, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.383, +others, 15.435; ἐπὶ πρύμνῃ.. νηΐ 11.600)]; νηῒ ἐνὶ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.417: _plural_, νηυσὶν ἔπι πρύμνῃσι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.403; ἐπὶ π. νέεσσι 13.333; ἐπὶ πρύμνῃσιν (ναῦφι going before) 8.475)]; but also τῆς (i.e. νηός) πρύμνη [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.84, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 58a, 58c)]; π. alone, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.409, +others:—Phrases: πρύμνην ἀνακρούεσθαι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.84)]; also metaphorically of a man, Ar.[same place]; χωρεῖν πρύμναν retire, draw back, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 1120)]; ἐπείγει κατὰ πρύμναν, of a fair wind, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1451 (_anapaest meter_); κατὰ π. ἵσταται τὸ πνεῦμα 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.97)]; ἄγειν ἑαυτὴν ἐκ πρύμνης, metaphorically of the soul, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 400.—Ships were generally drawn up on land by the stern, [νῆας] πεδίονδε εἴρυσαν, αὐτὰρ τεῖχος ἐπὶ πρύμνῃσιν ἔδειμαν 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.32; κατὰ πρύμνας καὶ ἀμφ᾽ ἅλα ἔλσαι Ἀχαιούς 1.409; πρύμνας λῦσαι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 539.)]
2 metaphorically, π. πόλεος the Acropolis, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 345)]; also of the vessel of the State, [Refs ([prev. author] “Th.” 2, 760 (Lyric poetry))]; so ἐκ πρύμνης φρενός, probably in [Refs ([prev. author] “Supp.” 989.)]
II bottom, foot, π. Ὄσσας uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 445 (Lyric poetry).)]
accusative -ᾰν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.50, +others, “PCair.Zen.” 54.8 (3rd c.BC))]; Ionic dialect and Epic dialect πρύμνη (also in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 482, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 399 (_anapaest meter_))]; both forms in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista “Praeparatio Sophistica” p.114 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus): ἡ:)] —properly _feminine_ of πρυμνός (i.e. ναῦς), stern, poop, in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus mostly πρύμνη νηῦς in full, νηῒ πάρα πρύμνῃ, νηὸς ἄπο πρύμνης, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.383, +others, 15.435; ἐπὶ πρύμνῃ.. νηΐ 11.600)]; νηῒ ἐνὶ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.417: _plural_, νηυσὶν ἔπι πρύμνῃσι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.403; ἐπὶ π. νέεσσι 13.333; ἐπὶ πρύμνῃσιν (ναῦφι going before) 8.475)]; but also τῆς (i.e. νηός) πρύμνη [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.84, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 58a, 58c)]; π. alone, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.409, +others:—Phrases: πρύμνην ἀνακρούεσθαι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.84)]; also metaphorically of a man, Ar.[same place]; χωρεῖν πρύμναν retire, draw back, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 1120)]; ἐπείγει κατὰ πρύμναν, of a fair wind, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1451 (_anapaest meter_); κατὰ π. ἵσταται τὸ πνεῦμα 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.97)]; ἄγειν ἑαυτὴν ἐκ πρύμνης, metaphorically of the soul, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 400.—Ships were generally drawn up on land by the stern, [νῆας] πεδίονδε εἴρυσαν, αὐτὰρ τεῖχος ἐπὶ πρύμνῃσιν ἔδειμαν 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.32; κατὰ πρύμνας καὶ ἀμφ᾽ ἅλα ἔλσαι Ἀχαιούς 1.409; πρύμνας λῦσαι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 539.)]
2 metaphorically, π. πόλεος the Acropolis, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 345)]; also of the vessel of the State, [Refs ([prev. author] “Th.” 2, 760 (Lyric poetry))]; so ἐκ πρύμνης φρενός, probably in [Refs ([prev. author] “Supp.” 989.)]
II bottom, foot, π. Ὄσσας uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 445 (Lyric poetry).)]