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Lexicon :: Strong's G2914 - krētē

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Κρήτη
Transliteration
krētē (Key)
Pronunciation
kray'-tay
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
mGNT
5x in 3 unique form(s) TR
5x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Κρήτη Krḗtē, kray'-tay; of uncertain derivation; Crete, an island in the Mediterranean:—Crete.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2914 in the following manner: Crete (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2914 in the following manner: Crete (5x).

  1. Crete = "fleshy"

    1. the largest and most fertile island of the Mediterranean archipelago or Aegean Sea, now the modern Candia

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Κρήτη Krḗtē, kray'-tay; of uncertain derivation; Crete, an island in the Mediterranean:—Crete.
STRONGS G2914:
Κρήτη, Κρήτης, ἡ, Crete, the largest and most fertile island of the Mediterranean archipelago or Aegean Sea, now called Candia: Acts 27:7, 12f, 21; Titus 1:5. (Dict. of Geog. or McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, under the word.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
27:7; 27:12; 27:21
Titus
1:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2914 matches the Greek Κρήτη (krētē),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:7 - We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:12 - Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete, facing both southwest and northwest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:13 - When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 - After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:5 - The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint[fn] elders in every town, as I directed you.
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