ἀρτέμωνartémōn
properly, something ready (or else more remotely from G142 (αἴρω) (compare G740 (ἄρτος)); something hung up), i.e. (specially) the topsail (rather foresail or jib) of a vessel
Greek (New Testament) · G736
Meanings
a fore-sail or top-sail: Acts 27:40.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- 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.