Stern
πρύμναStrong’s G4403prumna
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prumna is the Greek word usually translated “stern”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?”
Meaning
Usually translated “stern”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- stern 2
- the stern 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 27:29Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
- Acts 27:41And 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.
Greek dictionary
πρύμνα prumna · stern
πρύμνα, -ης, ἡ prop. fem. of adj. πρύμνο, -η, -ον, (sc. ναῦς), the hindmost part of a ship, the stern: Mrk.4:38, Act.27:29; opposite to πρῷρα, Act.27:41.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “stern” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STERN, adjective
[G., staring; stubborn. See Stare, Starck, Stark, with which this word is probably connected.]
- Severe; austere; fixed with an aspect of severity and authority; as a stern look; a stern countenance; a stern frown.
- Severe of manner; rigid; harsh; cruel.
- Hard; afflictive.
- Rigidly stedfast; immovable.
All definitions and other forms of “stern”
STERN, noun
- The hind part of a ship or other vessel, or of a boat; the part opposite to the stern or prow.
- Post of management; direction.
- The hinder part of any thing. [Not elegant.]
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.