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Κνίδος
Knidos
G2834
N:N-F-L Greek

Cnidus

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Knidos is the place named as the point off which the voyage reached before changing course.

Knidos is attested as a place-name marking the point off which a ship arrived during a difficult voyage before the wind prevented further progress.

Senses in use

  1. A place reached during a sea voyage · dominant

    In Acts 27:7, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the voyage narrative at the point where the travelers arrived off the place; the APB renders the clause "arrived off Cnidus" before describing the wind's obstruction and sailing under Crete.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:7, the APB presents the place in the phrase "arrived off Cnidus." It confirms the voyage setting without independently defining the term.

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