Acts 27:7:19Acts.27.7.W19TAB
Κρήτην
krêtên
“Crete”
- Transliteration
- KRÊ-tên
- Extended
- KRAY-tayn
- 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-tên
- sentence
en hi-ka-NAIS de hê-ME-rais bra-dy-plo-OUN-tes kai MO-lis ge-NO-me-noi ka-TA tên KNI-don mê pro-se-ON-tos hê-MAS tou a-NE-mou hy-pe-PLEU-sa-men tên KRÊ-tên ka-TA sal-MÔ-nên
Exegesis
The main verb hypepleusamen {ὑπεπλεύσαμεν | hy-pe-pleú-sa-men} “we sailed under” conveys the course adjustment, governed by kata ten Kreten {κατὰ τὴν Κρήτην | katá tēn Krḗ-tēn} and further specified by kata Salmonēn {κατὰ Σαλμώνην | katá Sal-mṓn-ēn}, denoting the Cretan coast used for shelter. English renders the Greek participial series as subordinate clauses (“After many days…,” “When the wind…”) to clarify temporal and causal relations while preserving nautical terms like “under” to reflect seeking the lee side.
In context — Acts 27:7
After many days of slow progress and with difficulty arriving off Cnidus, since the wind would not permit us, we sailed under the shelter of Crete near Salmone .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:7:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 27:7, so the Greek word Κρήτην (krêtên) 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.27.7.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.7.W19.S1) and character.