σύρτιςsýrtis
Syrtis, the name of two large sand-banks on the Libyan coast: Acts 27:17.
Greek (New Testament) · G4950
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Acts 27:17 Then the sailors bound ropes around the hull of the ship to strengthen it. They were afraid of being driven across to the sandbars of Syrtis off the African coast, so they lowered the sea anchor to slow the ship and were driven before the wind.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.