Syrtis
σύρτιςStrong’s G4950surtis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Surtis is the Greek word usually translated “sandbars of syrtis”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sandbars of syrtis”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sandbars of syrtis 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
σύρτις surtis · Syrtis
Σύρτις (L, σῦρτις), -εως, accusative -ιν, ἡ, Syrtis, the name of two large sand-banks on the Libyan coast: Act.27:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “syrtis” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SYR'TIS, noun
[Latin]
A quicksand. [Not English.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.