noun · feminine
krētas
GreekΚρήτη (krētē)
Strong’sG2914
Crete
stem krēt-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Κρήτη, -ης, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2914 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkray'-tay
Crete, an island in the Mediterranean
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King JamesCrete.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | krētas | krētais |
| object accusative | krētan2×Κρήτην | krētain |
| direct address vocative | krētar | krētair |
| of, belonging to genitive | krētau2×Κρήτης | krētaiu |
| to, for dative | krēta1×Κρήτῃ | krētai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
krēta is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
krētan“Crete”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 27:7“Crete”en hikanai de hēmerai braduploarōtois kai molis gineratois kata tan Knidan, mē proseasarōtou nin tou anemou, hupoplana tan Krētan kata Salmōnan,After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
Acts 27:13“Crete”Hupopnaratou de notou dokaratois tau prothesiau kratarē airaratois asson paralegele tan Krētan.When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
krētau“Crete”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 27:12“Crete”aneuthetou de tou limēnou huparcharōtou pros paracheimasian tois polloterois tithela boulan anagira ekeithen, ei pōs duneloiō katantaratois eis Foinixon paracheimazara, limēnon tau Krētau bleparōton kata lipson kai kata chōron.Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
Acts 27:21“Crete”Pollau tē asitiau huparcharōtau tote histaniratos tos Paulos en mese autoiu legata; Date men, ō anēroir, peitharcharatoin mi mē anagirō apo tau Krētau kerdainara tē tan hubrian houtan kai tan zēmian.After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
krēta“Crete”to, fordative singular1×
Titus 1:5“Crete”Houteu charin apoleipama sin en Krēta hina teim leiparōteim epidiortheseia, kai kathistanaseia kata politan presbuteroin, hōs mis si diatassema,The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.