διθάλασσος
dithalassos
G1337
G:A
Greek
sandbar
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dithalassos denotes the sandbar struck by the ship in Acts 27:41.
The attested use identifies the sandbar that the ship strikes and on which it runs aground in Acts 27:41.
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Sandbar struck by a ship · dominant
In Acts 27:41, the accusative singular masculine form occurs in the clause describing the ship's impact and grounding; the APB renders the event, “They struck a sandbar and the ship ran aground.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:41, the APB presents the term within the shipwreck scene as “a sandbar,”.