Foresail
ἀρτέμωνStrong’s G0736artemōn
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Artemōn is the Greek word usually translated “foresail”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.”
Meaning
Usually translated “foresail”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- foresail 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀρτέμων artemōn · foresail
ἀρτέμων, -ωνος (Rec. -ονος), ὁ (ἀρτάω, to fasten to), a fore-sail or top-sail: Act.27:40 (see DB, ext., 366b, 399a; MM, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “foresail” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FO'RESAIL, noun
A sail extended on the foreyard, which is supported by the foremast.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.