Lexical Definition

‎ἄγκυρα‎ ánkyra (ang'-koo-rah) anchor ^G:N-F
from the same as ‎ἀγκάλη‎

anchor.

• an "anchor" (as crooked)

Abbott-Smith

** ἄγκυρα, -ας, ἡ (< ἄγκος, a bend), [in Sm.: Je 52:18*;]
an anchor: Ac 27:29, 30 40; fig. (MM, VGT, s.v.), He 6:19.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἄγκυρα, ἡ,

anchor, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; ἄ. βάλλεσθαι, καθιέναι, μεθιέναι, ἀΦιέναι to cast anchor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄ. αἴρειν, αἴρεσθαι to weigh anchor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ ἀγκυρέων ὁρμεῖν ride at anchor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; prov, ἀγαθαὶ πέλοντ᾽.. δύ᾽ ἄγκυραι 'tis good to have 'two strings to your bow', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς (i.e. ἀγκύρας) ὁρμεῖν τοῖς πολλοῖς, i.e. 'to be in the same boat' with the many, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἴκων ἄ., of a son, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἱερὰ ἄ., last hope, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

__II pruning-hook, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III ={αἰδοῖον}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]