Sandbar
διθάλασσοςStrong’s G1337dithalassos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Dithalassos is the Greek word usually translated “between two seas”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.”
Meaning
Usually translated “between two seas”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- between two seas 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
διθάλασσος dithalassos · sandbar
διθάλασσος, -ον (δις, θύλασσα); 1. divided into two seas (as the Euxine, Strab., ii, 522). 2. dividing the sea: τόπον δ., a tongue of land, or reef, running out into the sea: Act.27:41.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.