Melite is the island name identified after the survivors reach shore in Acts 28:1.

Melite is used as the name of the island that the saved travelers come to recognize after reaching shore in Acts 28:1.

1. Name of the island reached after rescue · dominant

   In Acts 28:1, the nominative singular feminine form occurs in the statement that, after being saved, the travelers came to know the island's name; the APB renders the clause, "the island is called Malta."

   Acts 28:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 28:1, the APB presents the island's name in the clause, "the island is called Malta." It confirms the clause's identification without establishing a finer distinction.