ἐπισφαλής
episphalēsdangerous/unsteadyHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective1 occurrence1 book1 verse
Definition
ἐπισφαλής, -ές
(σφάλλω, to cause to full), [in LXX: Wis.9.14 (cf. -ῶς, Wis.4.4) * ;]
1. prone to fall (Plat.).
2. dangerous (Hipp., Plut., al.): Acts 27:9.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Acts 27:9ἐπισφαλοῦς · dangerousBy now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,