Help QuickNav Adv. Options
ESV

ESV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G2914 - krētē

Choose a new font size and typeface
Κρήτη
Transliteration
krētē (Key)
Pronunciation
kray'-tay
Listen
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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:7 - We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:12 - And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:13 - Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 - Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:5 - This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
ESV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
ESV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan