Lifeboat
σκάφηStrong’s G4627skaphē
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Skaphē is the Greek word usually translated “lifeboat”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:”
Meaning
Usually translated “lifeboat”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lifeboat 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
σκάφη skaphē · lifeboat
σκάφη, -ης, ἡ (σκάπτω), [in LXX: Dan LXX Bel 1:32, TH Bel 1:33 * ;] anything scooped out, esp. a light boat, skiff: Act.27:16, 30 27:32.† (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.