What does ναυαγέω (nauagéō) mean in the Bible?
ναυαγέω (nauagéō): Literal shipwreck or metaphorical spiritual destruction; faith-wreck parallels physical maritime disaster
Greek · G3489
ναυαγέω
To be shipwrecked (stranded, "navigate"), literally or figuratively
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ναυαγέω G3489
Pronunciation nauagéō
What does ναυαγέω (nauagéō) mean in the Bible?
ναυαγέω (nauagéō): Literal shipwreck or metaphorical spiritual destruction; faith-wreck parallels physical maritime disaster
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3489?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and thereby] shipwrecked (1), I was shipwrecked (1).
Where does ναυαγέω (nauagéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 11:25. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), 2 Corinthians (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 thereby] shipwrecked 1× 1 Timothy 1:19
I was shipwrecked 1× 2 Corinthians 11:25
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Usage map
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First aligned row 2 Corinthians 11:25
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
2 Corinthians 1 1 Timothy 1
Source forms
ἐναυάγησα 1x enauagēsa 2 Corinthians 11:25
ἐναυάγησαν 1x enauagēsan 1 Timothy 1:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 11:25
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x 1 Timothy 1:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Literal shipwreck or metaphorical spiritual destruction; faith-wreck parallels physical maritime disaster
Strong's G3489
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Timothy 1:18-20 Source Gloss
to be shipwrecked (stranded, "navigate"), literally or figuratively
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 11:25 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐναυάγησα, enauaghsa
I am shipwrecked, ruined
Read verse 1 Timothy 1:19 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐναυάγησαν· enauaghsan
I am shipwrecked, ruined
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active 2 Cor 11:25 · 1 Tim 1:19 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 2
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
To be ruined or destroyed as a vessel lost at sea.
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ναυαγέω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
The metaphor conveys total spiritual ruin, highlighting the seriousness of abandoning faith and conscience. 1 Timothy 1:18-20
Canonical Themes
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