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The meaning of σύρτις

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Definition

quicksands. - a shoal (from the sand drawn thither by the waves), i.e. the Syrtis Major or great bay on the north coast ...

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σύρτις

Phoneticsoor'-tis
Transliterationsýrtis
Grammar Code
N:N-F-L
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

quicksands. - a shoal (from the sand drawn thither by the waves), i.e. the Syrtis Major or great bay on the north coast of Africa

Scripture References

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ReferenceText
Acts 27:17

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.

Word: σύρτις (sýrtis)

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