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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 45. ἄγκυρα (agkura) -- Anchor</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/45.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/45.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 45</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/44.htm" title="44">◄</a> 45. agkura <a href="../greek/46.htm" title="46">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">agkura: Anchor</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἄγκυρα</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>agkura<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ANG-koo-rah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ang'-koo-rah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Anchor<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>an anchor.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root ἀγκύλος (ankylos), meaning "curved" or "bent."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anchor," the concept of stability and hope can be related to terms like מִקְוֶה (miqveh), meaning "hope" or "gathering," as seen in Jeremiah 17:13.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "agkura" refers to a physical anchor, a device used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent it from drifting due to wind or current. In a metaphorical sense, it is used to describe something that provides stability and security.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient maritime culture, the anchor was an essential tool for sailors, symbolizing safety and hope amidst the uncertainties of the sea. The anchor's importance is reflected in its frequent use in ancient Greek and Roman literature as a metaphor for stability and hope. In the early Christian context, the anchor became a symbol of hope and steadfast faith, often depicted in Christian art and catacombs.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/greek/43.htm">agkalé</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an anchor<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>anchor (1), anchors (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 45: ἄγκυρα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄγκυρα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">(ας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀγκάλη</span></span>), <span class="accented">an anchor</span> — (ancient anchors resembled modern in form: were of iron, provided with a stock, and with two teeth-like extremities often but by no means always without flukes; see Roschach in Daremberg and Saglio's Dict. des Antiq. (1873), p. 267; Guhl and Koner, p. 258): <span class="greek2">ῥίπτειν</span> to cast (Latin<span class="latin">jacere</span>), <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-29.htm">Acts 27:29</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐκτείνειν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-30.htm">Acts 27:30</a>; <span class="greek2">περιαίρειν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-40.htm">Acts 27:40</a>. Figuratively, any stay or safeguard: as hope, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, Hec. 78 (80); <span class="abbreviation">Heliodorus</span> vii., p. 352 (350).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>anchor. <p>From the same as <a href="/greek/43.htm">agkale</a>; an "anchor" (as crooked) -- anchor. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/43.htm">agkale</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αγκυραν άγκυραν ἄγκυραν αγκυρας αγκύρας ἀγκύρας αγκώνα αγκώνας αγκώνες αγκωνίσκοι αγκωνίσκους αγκώνος ankuran ankuras ankyran ánkyran ankyras ankýras<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/27-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 27:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρύμνης ῥίψαντες <b>ἀγκύρας</b> τέσσαρας ηὔχοντο</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> four <span class="itali">anchors</span> from the stern<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> four <span class="itali">anchors</span> out of<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> stern having cast <span class="itali">anchors</span> four they prayed<p><b><a href="/text/acts/27-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 27:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ πρῴρης <b>ἀγκύρας</b> μελλόντων ἐκτείνειν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to lay <span class="itali">out anchors</span> from the bow,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> have cast <span class="itali">anchors</span> out of<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> from [the] bow <span class="itali">anchors</span> being about to cast out<p><b><a href="/text/acts/27-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 27:40</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὰς <b>ἀγκύρας</b> περιελόντες εἴων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And casting off <span class="itali">the anchors,</span> they left<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> when they had taken up <span class="itali">the anchors,</span> they committed<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">anchors</span> having cut away they left<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 6:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἣν ὡς <b>ἄγκυραν</b> ἔχομεν τῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> hope we have <span class="itali">as an anchor</span> of the soul,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">an anchor</span> of the soul,<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which as <span class="itali">an anchor</span> we have of the<p><b><a href="/greek/45.htm">Strong's Greek 45</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_45.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ankuran_45.htm">ἄγκυραν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ankuras_45.htm">ἀγκύρας — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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