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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77746" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77746" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Ἀρτέμων''''' ''' (Strong'S #736 — Noun Masculine — artemon — ar-tem'-ohn ) </div> <p> from artao, "to fasten to," is rendered "mainsail" in Acts 27:40 , AV; RV, "foresail." As to the particular kind of sail there mentioned, Sir [[William]] Ramsay, quoting from [[Juvenal]] concerning the entrance of a disabled ship into harbor by means of a prow-sail, indicates that the artemon would be a sail set on the bow. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_123215" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_123215" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3790" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3790" /> == | ||
<p> '''''fōr´sāl''''' , '''''fōr´s''''' ''''''l''''' ( Acts 27:40 ). See [[Ships And Boats]] . </p> | <p> ''''' fōr´sāl ''''' , ''''' fōr´s ''''' ' ''''' l ''''' ( Acts 27:40 ). See [[Ships And Boats]] . </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 14 October 2021
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
1: Ἀρτέμων (Strong'S #736 — Noun Masculine — artemon — ar-tem'-ohn )
from artao, "to fasten to," is rendered "mainsail" in Acts 27:40 , AV; RV, "foresail." As to the particular kind of sail there mentioned, Sir William Ramsay, quoting from Juvenal concerning the entrance of a disabled ship into harbor by means of a prow-sail, indicates that the artemon would be a sail set on the bow.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) The fore staysail of a sloop, being the triangular sail next forward of the mast.
(2): ( n.) The gaff sail set on the foremast of a schooner.
(3): ( n.) The sail bent to the foreyard of a square-rigged vessel, being the lowest sail on the foremast.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Acts 27:40
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
fōr´sāl , fōr´s ' l ( Acts 27:40 ). See Ships And Boats .
