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Lexicon :: Strong's G3040 - limēn

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λιμήν
Transliteration
limēn (Key)
Pronunciation
lee-mane'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a root word
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Strong’s Definitions

λιμήν limḗn, lee-mane'; apparently a primary word; a harbor:—haven. Compare G2568.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3040 in the following manner: haven (2x), the fair havens (with G2570) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3040 in the following manner: haven (2x), the fair havens (with G2570) (1x).
  1. a harbour, haven

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λιμήν limḗn, lee-mane'; apparently a primary word; a harbor:—haven. Compare G2568.
STRONGS G3040:
λιμήν, λιμένος, (allied with λίμνη, which see; from Homer down), a harbor, haven: Acts 27:8, 12; see καλοί λιμενες, p. 322{a}.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
27:8; 27:12

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Strong's Number G3040 matches the Greek λιμήν (limēn),
which occurs 3 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:8 - Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
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.
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