lips denotes the southwest-facing direction of the Cretan harbor described in Acts 27:12.

The attested use identifies the southwest-facing orientation of a harbor in Crete, set alongside its northwest-facing side in Acts 27:12.

1. Southwest-facing harbor orientation · dominant

   In Acts 27:12, the accusative singular masculine form occurs in the description of Phoenix as a harbor facing southwest and northwest; the APB renders the clause “a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest.”

   Acts 27:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:12, the APB presents the term within the harbor's orientation as “facing southwest and northwest.” It cannot independently isolate the term's exact English correspondence.