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To swim out

ἐκκολυμβάωStrong’s G1579

ekkolumbaō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Ekkolumbaō is the Greek word usually translated “having swum away”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.”
Acts 27:42 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having swum away”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having swum away 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

    ἐκκολυμβάω ekkolumbaō · to swim out

    to swim out of , with genitive, (Euripides) (ML)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.