Anchor - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Anchor

[ 1,,G45, ankura ]
Eng., anchor," was so called because of its curved form (ankos, "a curve"), Acts 27:29-Acts 27:30, Acts 27:40; 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").

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words