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Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Because the harbor a harbor, a haven N-AMS H3040 λιμένος limenos
was not suitable not well placed Adj-GMS H428 ἀνευθέτου aneuthetou
for wintering, a wintering N-AFS H3915 παραχειμασίαν paracheimasian
the majority much, many H4183    
reached to place, lay, set V-AIM-3P H5087 ἔθεντο ethento
a decision counsel N-AFS H1012 βουλὴν boulēn
to put out to sea to lead up, bring up V-ANP H321 ἀναχθῆναι anachthēnai
from there, from there Adv H1564 ἐκεῖθεν ekeithen
if sometimes used with a command or as an indirect question, etc.) Conj H1487    
somehow at all H4458 πως  
they could to be able, to have power V-POM/P-3P H1410 δύναιντο dunainto
reach to come down to, reach V-APA-NMP H2658 καταντήσαντες katantēsantes
Phoenix, a Phoenician (an inhab. of Phoenicia), Phoenix (a city of Crete) N-AMS H5405 Φοίνικα phoinika
Analysis:
Read more about: Phoenix
a harbor a harbor, a haven N-AMS H3040 λιμένα limena
of Crete, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean N-GFS H2914 Κρήτης krētēs
Analysis:
Read more about: Crete
facing to look (at) V-PPA-AMS H991 βλέποντα bleponta
southwest the southwest wind N-AMS H3047 λίβα liba
and northwest, the northwest wind N-AMS H5566 χῶρον chōron
and spend the winter to winter at V-ANA H3914 παραχειμάσαι paracheimasai
[there].      

Locations

Crete

CRETEkret (Krete, ethnic Kretes, Acts 2:11 Titus 1:12): An island bounding the Aegean Sea on the South. It stretches from 34 degrees 50' to 35 degrees 40' North latitude and from 23 degrees 30' to 26 degrees 20' East long. With Cythera on the North and Carpathos and Rhodos on the Northeast, it forms a continuous bridge between Greece and Asia Minor. The cent... View Details

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a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.
King James Bible Because And because the harbor haven was not suitable for wintering, commodious to winter in, the majority reached a decision more part advised to put out to sea from there, depart thence also, if somehow by any means they could reach Phoenix, a harbor might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, facing southwest and northwest, lieth toward the south west and spend the winter there.north west.
Berean Bible Because And the harbor was not suitable for wintering, being unsuitable to winter in, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea set sail from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a might be able, having arrived at Phoenix—a harbor of Crete, facing Crete looking toward the southwest and northwest, and spend toward the northwest—to winter there.
Hebrew Greek English Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.