Strong's Greek: 3489. ναυαγέω (nauageó) -- To suffer shipwreck

Strong's Lexicon

nauageó: To suffer shipwreck

Original Word: ναυαγέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nauageó
Pronunciation: now-ag-eh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (now-ag-eh'-o)
Definition: To suffer shipwreck
Meaning: (a) I am shipwrecked; so (b) fig: I come to ruin.

Word Origin: From ναῦς (naus, "ship") and ἄγνυμι (agnumi, "to break")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "nauageó," the concept of destruction or ruin can be related to Hebrew words such as שָׁבַר (shabar, "to break") or חָרַב (charav, "to be desolate").

Usage: The verb "nauageó" is used in the New Testament to describe the literal act of a ship being wrecked or destroyed at sea. It can also metaphorically refer to a person's faith or conscience being damaged or destroyed.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Mediterranean world, sea travel was common but perilous due to unpredictable weather, piracy, and the limitations of ancient shipbuilding technology. Shipwrecks were a well-known hazard, and the imagery of a shipwreck would have been a powerful metaphor for early Christians, symbolizing the potential for spiritual ruin or loss of faith.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from naus and agnumi (to break)
Definition
to suffer shipwreck
NASB Translation
shipwrecked (1), suffered shipwreck (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3489: ναυαγέω

ναυαγέω, ναυάγω: 1 aorist ἐναυαγης; (from ναυαγός shipwrecked; and this from ναῦς, and ἄγνυμι to break); frequent in Greek writings from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, to suffer shipwreck: properly, 2 Corinthians 11:25; metaphorically, περί τήν πίστιν (as respects (A. V. concerning, see περί, II. b.) the faith), 1 Timothy 1:19.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

shipwreck.

From a compound of naus and ago; to be shipwrecked (stranded, "navigate"), literally or figuratively -- make (suffer) shipwreck.

see GREEK naus

see GREEK ago

Forms and Transliterations

εναυαγησα εναυάγησα ἐναυάγησα εναυαγησαν εναυάγησαν ἐναυάγησαν enauagesa enauagēsa enauágesa enauágēsa enauagesan enauagēsan enauágesan enauágēsan

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