Topic
Anchor
4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Acts 27:29Easton · Smith · Nave General scriptures concerning
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
- Acts 27:30Easton · Nave General scriptures concerning
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
- Hebrews 6:19Easton · Nave FIGURATIVE
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
- Acts 27:40Easton
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
From Acts 27:29, 30, 40, it would appear that the Roman vessels carried several anchors, which were attached to the stern as well as to the prow. The Roman anchor, like the modern one, had two teeth or flukes. In Heb. 6:19 the word is used metaphorically for that which supports or keeps one steadfast in the time of trial or of doubt. It is an emblem of hope.
“If you fear, Put all your trust in God: that anchor holds.”
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
an'-ker. See SHIPS AND BOATS.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.