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Σαλμώνη
Salmōnē
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N:N--L Greek

Salmone

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Salmone is a place named as the point off Crete by which a ship sailed under the lee.

The attested use identifies Salmone as a geographical point off Crete, named in the account of a ship sailing under the lee of Crete in difficult wind conditions.

Senses in use

  1. A geographical point off Crete · dominant

    In Acts 27:7, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the sailing report after the ship could not proceed because of the wind; the APB renders the route as sailing “under the lee of Crete off Salmone.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:7, the APB presents the name in the route description “under the lee of Crete off Salmone.” As a translation.

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