Lexical Definition
σκάφη skáphē (skaf'-ay) lifeboat G:N-F
boat.
- a "skiff" (as if dug out), or yawl (carried aboard a large vessel for landing)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| σκάφησ | lifeboat | Acts.27.16 • Acts.27.32 |
| σκάφην | lifeboat | Acts.27.30 |
Abbott-Smith
** σκάφη, -ης, ἡ (< σκάπτω), [in LXX: Da LXX Bel 32, TH ib. 33 * ;]
anything scooped out, esp. a light boat, skiff: Ac 27:16, 30, 32.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 27:16 · 27:30 · 27:32 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σκάφη-η, ἡ:
__I trough, tub, basin, or bowl [Refs 8th c.BC+]; kneading-trough or baker's tray, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; wash-tub, bath, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; bowl or tray on which offerings were carried by metoeci at the Panathenaea, etc., [Refs]; compare σκαφηφόρος: proverbial, τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην σκάφην λέγει [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__I.2 light boat, skiff, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (with a pun on signification [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; used for cargo, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; boat-load, ξύλων [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__I.3 child's cradle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.4 grave, [Refs]
__II concave sun-dial, [Refs 1st c.BC+]. (Prob. originally something dug or scooped out, from σκάπτω.)