Dithalassos διθάλασσος
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| διθάλασσος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | dithalassos |
| Strong's number | G1337 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | sandbar |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Dithalassos (Greek διθάλασσος, Strong's G1337) is a Greek adjective meaning “sandbar”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
διθάλασσος, -ον
(δις, θύλασσα);
1. divided into two seas (as the Euxine, Strab., ii, 522).
2. dividing the sea: τόπον δ., a tongue of land, or reef, running out into the sea: Act.27:41.†
(AS)
(δις, θύλασσα);
1. divided into two seas (as the Euxine, Strab., ii, 522).
2. dividing the sea: τόπον δ., a tongue of land, or reef, running out into the sea: Act.27:41.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | met (1) |
|---|
Verses
Every verse with Dithalassos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 27:41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).