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Gear

σκευήStrong’s G4631

skeuē

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

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

“And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.”
Acts 27:19 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • tackle 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    σκευή skeuē · gear

    σκευή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX: 3Ma.5:45 R * ;] equipment, tackle: Act.27:19.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “gear” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    GEAR, noun

    1. Apparatus; whatever is prepared; hence, habit; dress; ornaments.
    2. More generally, the harness or furniture of beasts; whatever is used in equipping horses or cattle for draught; tackle.
    3. In Scotland, warlike accouterments; also, goods, riches.
    4. Business; matters.
    All definitions and other forms of “gear”
    1. By seamen pronounced jears, which see.

    GEAR, verb transitive

    To dress; to put on gear; to harness.

      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.