Acts 27:13:12Acts.27.13.W12TAB
Κρήτην
krêtēn
“Crete”
- Transliteration
- KRÊ-tēn
- Extended
- KREH-tehn
- IPA
- /ˈkrɛː.tɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Crete
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KRÊ-tēn
- sentence
hy-po-pneu-SAN-tos de NO-tou DOX-an-tes tês pro-THE-se-ōs ke-kra-tê-KE-nai A-ran-tes AS-son pa-re-LE-gon-to tēn KRÊ-tēn
Exegesis
The comparative asson {ἆσσον | âsson} ‘closer’ modifies parelegonto to express proximity, and the accusative ten Kreten {τὴν Κρήτην | tēn Krētēn} identifies the Cretan shoreline. In English, the genitive absolute is rendered with a temporal clause, and the sequence of participles is presented as prior circumstances leading to the main verb.
In context — Acts 27:13
When the south wind began to blow gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose , they weighed anchor and sailed along close to Crete .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 27:13, so the Greek word Κρήτην (krêtēn) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.27.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.13.W12.S1) and character.