αἰγιαλόςaigialós
the sea-shore, beach: Matthew 13:2, Matthew 13:48, John 21:4, Acts 21:5, Acts 27:39, Acts 27:40.
Greek (New Testament) · G123
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:2 A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore.
- Matthew 13:48 When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away.
- John 21:4 At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn’t see who he was.
- Acts 21:5 When we returned to the ship at the end of the week, the entire congregation, including women and children, left the city and came down to the shore with us. There we knelt, prayed,
- Acts 27:39 When morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get to shore by running the ship aground.
- Acts 27:40 So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.