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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
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, , 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:7 -

Sailing slowly for many days, with difficulty we arrived off Cnidus. Since the wind did not allow us to approach it, we sailed along the south side of Crete off Salmone.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:12 -

Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to set sail from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenix, a harbor on Crete facing the southwest and northwest, and to winter there.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:13 -

When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 -

Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul then stood up among them and said, “You men should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete and sustain this damage and loss.

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:5 -

The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town.

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