G4950: σύρτις
sýrtis · “Syrtis”
Definition
a shoal (from the sand drawn thither by the waves), i.e. the Syrtis Major or great bay on the north coast of Africa
KJV translates it as: quicksands
Word origin: from G4951 (σύρω);
Extended definition
Σύρτις (L, σῦρτις), -εως, accusative -ιν, ἡ,
Syrtis, the name of two large sand-banks on the Libyan coast: Act.27:17.†
(AS)
Syrtis, the name of two large sand-banks on the Libyan coast: Act.27:17.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4950 is translated
- sandbars of syrtis ×1
Bible verses with G4950 (sýrtis)
Sýrtis appears in 1 verse.
- 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.