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Acts 27:7

And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

KJV

ἐν ἱκαναῖς δὲ ἡμέραις βραδυπλοοῦντες καὶ μόλις γενόμενοι κατὰ τὴν Κνίδον, μὴ προσεῶντος ἡμᾶς τοῦ ἀνέμου, ὑπεπλεύσαμεν τὴν Κρήτην κατὰ Σαλμώνην,

Greek NT

Et cum multis diebus tarde navigaremus, et vix devenissemus contra Gnidum, prohibente nos vento, adnavigavimus Cretæ juxta Salmonem :

Vulgate

And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone;

ASV

And when for many days we had sailed slowly and were scarce come over against Gnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed near Crete by Salmone.

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In this verse

Places CnidusCrete

In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Κνίδος
knidos
noun · 1×
Κρήτη
krete
noun · 5×
Σαλμώνη
salmone
noun · 1×
βραδυπλοέω
braduploeo
verb · 1×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
μόλις
molis
adverb · 6×
προσεάω
proseao
verb · 1×
ἄνεμος
anemos
noun · 31×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ἱκανός
ikanos
adjective · 40×
o
article · 19778×
ὑποπλέω
upopleo
verb · 2×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 2:11 — Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
  • Acts 2:11 — Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
  • Acts 27:12 — And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and l
  • Acts 27:21 — But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
  • Titus 1:5 — For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
  • Titus 1:5 — For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
  • Titus 1:12 — One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.