Midvash

σκάφηskáphē

anything scooped out, especially a light boat, skiff: Acts 27:16, Acts 27:30, Acts 27:32.

Greek (New Testament) · G4627

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Acts 27:16 We sailed along the sheltered side of a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat being towed behind us.
  • Acts 27:30 Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to put out anchors from the front of the ship.
  • Acts 27:32 So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and let it drift away.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.