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• ܐܶܘܩܺܝܢܳܐ
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Eng., "anchor," was so called because of its curved form (ankos, "a curve"), Acts 27:29,30,40; Hebrews 6:19 . In Acts 27:13 the verb airo, "to lift," signifies "to lift anchor" (the noun being understood), RV, "they weighed anchor" (AV, "loosing thence").