GreekG4950Noun
σύρτις
surtis
“Syrtis”
1Occurrences
G4950Strong's #
NounPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a shoal (from the sand drawn thither by the waves), i.e. the Syrtis Major or great bay on the north coast of Africa
from G4951 (σύρω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
-εως, accusative -ιν, ἡ, Syrtis, the name of two large sand-banks on the Libyan coast.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun
Morphology Code
N:N-F-L
Full Description
N:N-F-L
Occurrences
σύρτις appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 27:17BSB
After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
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