ἐποκέλλω G2027
to run aground, run ashore, be shipwrecked
This maritime verb describes running a ship aground or being wrecked on shore—driving the vessel onto land or shoal. In Acts 27:41, Paul's ship runs aground on a sandbar off Malta, stuck between two seas. Classical usage included deliberately beaching ships and accidental wrecking. The verb captures the violent impact of ship meeting land. The multilingual evidence preserves the nautical context: ran aground, hicieron encallar (made run aground), échouer (run aground). This is technical maritime vocabulary for the moment hull strikes bottom.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The climax of Paul's sea voyage (Acts 27:41) comes when the ship strikes a reef or sandbar, running violently aground. The cross-linguistic glosses maintain nautical precision: all languages use maritime terms for grounding or beaching. The context describes the bow sticking fast while the stern breaks up under wave action—classic description of a ship caught between forces, unable to float free. Classical usage for both deliberate beaching and accidental wrecking encompasses both planned and catastrophic groundings. 1×
AR["أَجْنَحُوا"]·ben["লাগাইয়া-ফেলিল"]·DE["ἐπέκειλαν"]·EN["they-ran-aground"]·FR["échouer"]·heb["הֶעֱלוּ-עַל-שִׂרְטוֹן"]·HI["जहाजटकरादी"]·ID["kandas"]·IT["arenare"]·jav["kandas"]·KO["좌초시켰다"]·PT["encalharam"]·RU["посадили-на-мель"]·ES["hicieron-encallar"]·SW["waliisukuma"]·TR["oturttular"]·urd["ٹکرا-دیا"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐποκέλλω, ={ἐπικέλλω}, run ashore, νέας, τὴν νέα, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 of the ship, run aground, be wrecked, Refs 2nd c.BC+; put in, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of tunnies, Refs 4th c.BC+