Word Study · Strong's G2914 · Greek
Κρήτη
Krete
kray'-tay
Strong's 1890 spelling: Krḗtē
“Crete, an island in the Mediterranean”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Crete, an island in the Mediterranean
Rendered in the KJV as
Crete.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- Κρήτῃ,1
- Κρήτην1
- Κρήτην.1
- Κρήτης1
- Κρήτης,1
How it is rendered · 4
- Crete,2
- Crete1
- Crete.1
- of Crete1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
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- N-ASF-L · 2
- N-GSF-L · 2
- N-DSF-L · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts4 occurrences
- Acts 27:7Κρήτηνkrētēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAfter sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.here: Crete
- Acts 27:12Κρήτηςkrētēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSince the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.here: of Crete
- Acts 27:13Κρήτην.krētēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.here: Crete.
- Acts 27:21Κρήτης,krētēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAfter the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.here: Crete,