Krēs Κρής
From God's Wiki, the Bible topic encyclopedia
| Κρής | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | Krēs |
| Strong's number | G2912 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Cretan |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Titus (2) |
Krēs (Greek Κρής, Strong's G2912) is a place name in the New Testament, glossed “Cretan”. It occurs 3 times.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | cretes (1), cretians (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | cretans (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Krēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 2:11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
Titus
- Titus 1:12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
- Titus 3:15All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.All who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.
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).