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σύρτις
surtis
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N:N-F-L Greek

Syrtis

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surtis names the place the ship’s crew feared they might run aground on in Acts 27:17.

The term identifies the place in Acts 27:17 that the ship’s crew feared reaching as they took measures to avoid running aground.

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  1. Feared place of grounding · dominant

    In Acts 27:17, the accusative singular feminine form occurs after the crew’s fear that the ship might run aground there; the APB renders the clause, “fearing that they might run aground on the Syrtis.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:17, the APB presents the term in the ship’s feared destination, “run aground on the Syrtis.” The verse is read as a whole.

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