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27

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And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
hardly with difficulty Adv H3433 μόλις molis (mol'-is)
passing to sail past or coast along V-PPM/P-NMP H3881 παραλεγόμενοι paralegomai (par-al-eg'-om-ahee)
came to come, go V-AIA-1P H2064 ἤλθομεν erchomai (er'-khom-ahee)
place a place N-AMS H5117 τόπον topos (top'-os)
which is called to call V-PPM/P-AMS H2564 καλούμενον kaleo (kal-eh'-o)
havens; Fair Havens, a harbor in Crete H2568 Καλοὺς Kaloi Limenes (kal-oy' lee-men'-es)
nigh near (in place or time) Prep H1451 ἐγγὺς eggus (eng-goos')
whereunto usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-DMS H3739 ῲ͂ hos (hos)
the city a city N-NFS H4172 ἧν polis (pol'-is)
[of] Lasea. Lasea, a city of Crete N-NFS H2996 Λασέα Lasaia (las-ah'-yah)
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Locations

Fair Havens

FAIR HAVENSfar ha'-v'-nz (Kaloi Limenes): A roadstead on the South coast of Crete, about 5 miles East of Cape Matala, the most southerly point of the island. The harbor is formed by a bay, open to the East, and sheltered on the Southwest by two small islands. Here Paul waited for a considerable time (Acts 27:9); but while it afforded good anchorage and a she... View Details

Lasea

LASEAla-se'-a (Lasaia): A town on the South coast of Crete, 5 miles East of Fair Havens (Acts 27:8). The ruins were examined in 1856 by G. Brown (see Code of Hammurabi (St. P), chapter xxiii, 640). If Paul's ship was detained long at this anchorage, it would be necessary to purchase stores from Lasea; and this in addition to the inconvenience of the roadstea... View Details

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King James Bible And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
Berean Bible And, hardly passing it, And coasting along it with difficulty, we came unto to a certain place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto Fair Havens, near to which was the city of Lasea.
Hebrew Greek English And, hardly passing it, and with difficulty sailing past it we came unto to a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And, hardly passing it, and with difficulty sailing past it we came unto to a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.