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And the harbor being unsuitable to winter in, the majority reached a decision to set sail from there, if somehow they might be able, having arrived at Phoenix—a harbor of Crete looking toward the southwest and toward the northwest—to winter there.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
harbor A harbor, port, haven. N-AMS H3040 λιμένος limenos
the The, the definite article. Adj-GMS H428 ἀνευθέτου aneuthetou
winter in, Wintering, spending the winter. N-AFS H3915 παραχειμασίαν paracheimasian
reached To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. V-AIM-3P H5087 ἔθεντο ethento
a decision Counsel, deliberate wisdom, decree. N-AFS H1012 βουλὴν boulēn
to set sail To lead up, bring up, offer, produce, put to sea, set sail. V-ANP H321 ἀναχθῆναι anachthēnai
from there, Thence, from that place. Adv H1564 ἐκεῖθεν ekeithen
if If. Conj H1487    
they might be able, (a) to be powerful, have (the) power, (b) to be able. V-POM/P-3P H1410 δύναιντο dunainto
having arrived (a) to come down, either from high land to lower (or actually to the sea-coast), or from the high seas to the coast; hence to arrive at, reach (my destination), (b) of property: to come down (descend) by inheritance to an heir. V-APA-NMP H2658 καταντήσαντες katantēsantes
the The, the definite article. N-AMS H5405 Φοίνικα phoinika
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a harbor A harbor, port, haven. N-AMS H3040 λιμένα limena
of Crete Crete. N-GFS H2914 Κρήτης krētēs
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looking To look, see, perceive, discern. V-PPA-AMS H991 βλέποντα bleponta
[the] southwest The south-west wind, and thus the quarter from which it comes. N-AMS H3047 λίβα liba
[the] northwest — The north-west wind, and the quarter of the sky from which it comes. N-AMS H5566 χῶρον chōron
to winter [there]. To pass the winter. V-ANA H3914 παραχειμάσαι paracheimasai

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