Original Word: πρῷρα
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: próra
Pronunciation: PRO-rah
Phonetic Spelling: (pro'-ra)
KJV: forepart(-ship)
NASB: bow, prow
Word Origin: [feminine of a presumed derivative of G4253 (πρό - before) as noun]

1. the prow, i.e. forward part of a vessel

forepart

Feminine of a presumed derivative of pro as noun; the prow, i.e. Forward part of a vessel -- forepart(-ship).

see GREEK pro

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
the prow (of a ship)
NASB Translation
bow (1), prow (1).

STRONGS NT 4408: πρῷρα

πρῷρα (so R G, πρῷρα Tr), more correctly πρῷρα (see Göttling, Lehre v., Accent, p. 142f; (Chandler § 164; Etym. Magn., p. 692, 34f; cf. 318, 57f; cf. Iota)),. πρώρας (L T WH πρῴρης, cf. μάχαιρα, at the beginning), ἡ (contracted from προειρα from πρό; Lob. Pathol. Element. 2:136, cf. Paralip., p. 215), from Homer down; the prow or forward part of a ship (R. V. foreship): Acts 27:30; in Acts 27:41 distinguished from ἡ πρύμνα.

Forms and Transliterations

πρωρα πρώρα πρῷρα πρώρας πρωρείς πρωρεύς πρωρης πρῴρης prôira prō̂ira prṓires prṓirēs prora prōra prores prōrēs

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