Ekkolymbáō — G1579
G1579 · Greek — ἐκκολυμβάω
Pronunciation: ek-kol-oom-bah'-o
Definition
verb
to escape by swimming
- to swim out of
Usually translated as
swim out
Origin
from G1537 and G2860
Occurrences
Ekkolymbáō occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (1)
- Acts 27:42 — And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out (ἐκκολυμβήσας), and escape.
Strong's Lexicon — E