limen denotes a sheltered coastal place considered for arrival or wintering in Acts.

The attested use denotes coastal places reached or considered as shelter during a voyage: Acts 27:8 names Fair Havens as the place reached, while Acts 27:12 contrasts an unsuitable harbor with Phoenix as a place hoped for wintering.

1. Coastal harbor used for shelter or wintering · dominant

   In Acts 27:8, the accusative plural form occurs as the travelers come to a place called Fair Havens; the APB renders the arrival, "we came to a certain place called Fair Havens." In Acts 27:12, the genitive singular and accusative singular forms occur in the discussion of a harbor unsuitable for wintering and of reaching Phoenix to winter there; the APB renders the clause "the harbor was unsuitable for wintering."

   Acts 27:8Acts 27:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term in Acts 27:8 within the place-name "Fair Havens" and in Acts 27:12 as "harbor." These renderings show the verse context rather than a fixed English equivalent for each form.