Definition
πρύμνα, -ης, ἡ
prop. fem. of adj. πρύμνο, -η, -ον, (sc. ναῦς), the hindmost part of a ship, the stern: Mark 4:38, Acts 27:29; opposite to πρῷρα, Acts 27:41.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Mark 4:38πρύμνῃ · sternBut Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
- Acts 27:29πρύμνης · [the] sternFearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
- Acts 27:41πρύμνα · sternBut 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.