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νησίον
nēsion
G3519
G:N-N Greek

small island

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nesion denotes the small island under which the travelers ran in Acts 27:16.

The attested use identifies a small island: in Acts 27:16, the accusative singular neuter form occurs in the report that the travelers ran under an island called Cauda.

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  1. A small island in a travel report · dominant

    In Acts 27:16, νησίον is accusative singular neuter in the clause about running under an island called Cauda; the APB renders the verse, "Then they ran under a small island called Cauda."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:16, the APB presents the clause as running under "a small island called Cauda." The verse is read as a whole, but its wording confirms the verse's island setting.

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