Definition

from the same as G3976 (πέδη)); a "pedal", i.e. helm

Etymology

neuter of a (presumed) derivative of (the blade of an oar;

Where the KJV renders it

• rudder

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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