Foreship (Hastings' Dictionary)
In AV, Ac 27*' only, ' under colour as though they would have east anchors out of the loreship ' (1611 ' fore-ship,' Gr. -n-pdipa, the bow of a ship). RV adds v." See Forepart. It was Tindale that gave ' forshippe ' as the tr° of irpiipa in v.^ and ' foore parte ' in v." The translators of AV retained the variety according to their precept, ' that nicenesse in wordes was alwayes counted the next step to trifling ' (The Translators to the Reader). 'Foreship' is still in use.
For the anchorage of ships see bmith. Voyage and Ship- wreck of St. Paul, 132, and art. SHIP.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Foreship
Foreship for'-ship (Ac 9:1-43,30). ⇒See the definition of foreship in the KJV Dictionary See FOREPART; SHIPS AND BOATS. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
References
- Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
- Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia