Greek

Be shipwrecked

ναυαγέωStrong’s G3489

nauageō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Nauageō is the Greek word usually translated “was shipwrecked” and “caused a shipwreck”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:”

1 Timothy 1:19 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “was shipwrecked” and “caused a shipwreck”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

i was shipwrecked 1
caused a shipwreck 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

2 Corinthians 1
1 Timothy 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

2 Corinthians 11:25Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;

Greek dictionary

ναυαγέω nauageō · be shipwrecked

ναυαγέω, -ῶ (ναῦς, + ἄγνυμι, to break) to suffer shipwreck: 2Co.11:25; metaphorically, before περὶ τ. πίστιν, 1Ti.1:19.† (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.