To immobilise
ἐρείδωStrong’s G2043ereidō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ereidō is the Greek word usually translated “having stuck fast”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having stuck fast”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having stuck fast 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
ἐρείδω ereidō · to immobilise
ἐρείδω (chiefly in poets and late prose for ἐρυγγάνω), [in LXX for תָּמַךְ (Pro.4:4 5:5 11:16, al.), etc. ;] to prop, fix firmly: act., as mid., ἐρείσασα, of a ship driving ashore (RV, struck), Act.27:41.† (AS)
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.