What does ἐποκέλλω (epokéllō) mean in the Bible?
ἐποκέλλω (epokéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to run aground".
Greek · G2027
ἐποκέλλω
To run aground
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ἐποκέλλω G2027
Pronunciation epokéllō
What does ἐποκέλλω (epokéllō) mean in the Bible?
ἐποκέλλω (epokéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to run aground".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2027?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [and] ran aground (1).
Where does ἐποκέλλω (epokéllō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 27:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] ran aground 1× Acts 27:41
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First aligned row Acts 27:41
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Acts 1
Source forms
ἐπέκειλαν 1x epekeilan Acts 27:41
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 27:41
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to run aground
Source Gloss
to run aground
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
of a ship, to run ashore: with accusative, Act.27:41.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 27:41 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπώκειλαν epwkeilan
I force forward, run aground
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐποκέλλω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain