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Figurehead

παράσημοςStrong’s G3902

parasēmos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Parasēmos is the Greek word usually translated “figurehead of”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.”
Acts 28:11 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • with a figurehead of 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

    παράσημος parasēmos · figurehead

    παράσημος, -ον (σῆμα, a mark) [in LXX: 3Ma.2:29 * ;] 1. in cl., marked amiss, spurious, counterfeit. Later, 2. marked at the side, annotated (Plut.). 3. marked with a sign (LXX); as subst., a figure­head : Act.28:11 (see MM, xix).† (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.